Raleigh, Newfoundland and Labrador

Raleigh Ha Ha
Town
Coordinates: 51°33′32″N 55°43′43″W / 51.55889°N 55.72861°W / 51.55889; -55.72861
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population (1956)
• Total	295
Time zone	Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
• Summer (DST)	Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s)	709

Raleigh is a town located northwest of St. Anthony. It had a population of 295 in 1956, declining to 248 by the 2006 census.

Raleigh was originally named Ha Ha Bay, after the bay where it is located. However, in 1922, the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Raleigh, the flagship of the North Atlantic & West Indies squadron, ran aground across the straits in Labrador^[1] and the town of Raleigh was renamed after the ship. Raleigh is located about 29 kilometres (18 mi) from St. Anthony.^[2]

Raleigh has a harbour with Burnt Cape on one side to protect against the elements in the very harsh winters - which can see 12.3-metre (40 ft) snowbanks after a winter storm. Winter sports, particularly snowmobiling are a popular activity. With abundant fish in nearby rivers, the Raleigh area is popular for ice fishing.

Raleigh had a population of 295 in 1956. In the mid-1980s the population grew to as much as 414 with more than 100 school age children. Locals were proud of their community and Raleigh dominated the local hockey league.

Recently with the collapse of the fisheries the town has been in a downhill economic spiral and most younger people have moved away searching for jobs. In 2006 there were less than five school age children - all of whom go to school in St. Anthony as the local school has long closed. The population is aging and often after somebody dies another house is boarded up and abandoned.

References

↑ http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/pages/cruisers/hms_raleigh_page_1.htm Maritime Quest accessed 10 March 2011
↑ http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&q=Go+to+Raleigh,+Newfoundland+from+St+Anthony,+Newfoundland&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl Google Maps accessed 10 March 2011

Division 9, Newfoundland and Labrador (Great Northern Peninsula)

Towns	Anchor Point Bellburns Bird Cove Conche Cook's Harbour Cow Head Daniel's Harbour Englee Flower's Cove Glenburnie–Birchy Head–Shoal Brook Goose Cove East Hawke's Bay Main Brook Norris Point Parson's Pond Port au Choix Port Saunders Raleigh River of Ponds Rocky Harbour Roddickton–Bide Arm St. Anthony St. Lunaire–Griquet St. Pauls Sally's Cove Trout River Woody Point

Unorganized subdivisions	Subdivision 9A Subdivision 9C Subdivision 9D Subdivision 9F Subdivision 9G Subdivision 9H

See also: Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

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