St. Mary's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. Mary's | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  St. Mary's Location of St. Mary's in Newfoundland  St. Mary's St. Mary's (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 46°54′49″N 53°31′54″W / 46.91361°N 53.53167°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | 1 |
| Settled | 1600s |
| Incorporated (town) | 1966 |
| Government | |
| • MHA | Sherry Gambin-Walsh (LIB) |
| • MP | Paul Connors (LIB) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 37.05 km2 (14.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 313 |
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:30 (NST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC0-2:30 (NDT) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 90 |
St. Mary's is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 313 in the Canada 2021 Census.
The town has a Catholic church, a bed & breakfast[2] (which provides the only overnight accommodations in the area), a small pub, and 2 gas stations which also serve as convenience stores.
Point La Haye Beach is a popular picnic location in summer, and is located very near an automated lighthouse and long, natural barachois. Other than this, there are little tourist attractions in the area, and most tourists are travellers of the Irish Loop Drive,[3] passing through the town.
Seafood processing industry
Most of the employment in the community was from the local seafood processing plant, which operated in the summer months.[4] There was briefly a fish sauce plant that used the byproduct of the main processing plant.[5] Removal of the fish sauce plant and its contents and clean-up of the site begin in July 2026.[6][7] The fish plant was destroyed by fire in November 2025 and as of August 2026 had not been rebuilt.[8][9] At the time of the fire, the St. Mary's Bay Fisheries plant, owned by Daley Seafoods Inc, employed up to 300 workers.[10]
Climate
St. Mary's exhibits an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) or a humid continental climate (Dfb) depending on the isotherm used.
| Climate data for St. Mary's Climate ID: 840C616; coordinates 46°55′N 53°34′W / 46.917°N 53.567°W; elevation: 15.5 m (51 ft); 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1982–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 131.7 (5.19) |
130.3 (5.13) |
134.9 (5.31) |
115.7 (4.56) |
109.9 (4.33) |
117.8 (4.64) |
120.4 (4.74) |
103.9 (4.09) |
124.3 (4.89) |
134.3 (5.29) |
146.6 (5.77) |
141.0 (5.55) |
1,510.8 (59.48) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 93.4 (3.68) |
94.1 (3.70) |
111.2 (4.38) |
105.8 (4.17) |
108.2 (4.26) |
117.8 (4.64) |
120.4 (4.74) |
103.9 (4.09) |
124.3 (4.89) |
133.7 (5.26) |
138.9 (5.47) |
112.7 (4.44) |
1,364.4 (53.72) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 38.3 (15.1) |
36.3 (14.3) |
23.8 (9.4) |
9.9 (3.9) |
1.6 (0.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.6 (0.2) |
7.7 (3.0) |
28.4 (11.2) |
146.6 (57.7) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 166.6 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.7 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 147.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 6.9 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 25.38 |
| Source: 1981-2010 Environment Canada[11] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Mary's had a population of 313 living in 158 of its 202 total private dwellings, a change of −9.8% from its 2016 population of 347. With a land area of 36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.6/km2 (22.3/sq mi) in 2021.[12]
See also
References
- 1 2 "St. Mary's". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "The Claddagh Inn". Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ↑ "The Irish Loop Drive homepage".
- ↑ "Deep Atlantic Sea homepage". Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ↑ Muzzi, Madeline (May 23, 2019). "A Town Drowned in the Smell of Fish Sauce". Eater. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ↑ Weikle, Brandie (June 15, 2026). "How do you get rid of 110 vats of smelly fish sauce? This Newfoundland town is finally getting an answer". CBC Radio. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ Kennedy, Alex (July 29, 2026). "Decades in the making, work begins to remove rotten fish sauce from St. Mary's plant". CBC News. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
- ↑ Roberts, Terry (November 14, 2025). "St. Mary's seafood plant workers cautiously optimistic after fire levels their workplace". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Whitten, Elizabeth (August 8, 2026). "9 months ago, the St. Mary's seafood plant burned to the ground. The town is worried the company is moving on". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Ryan, Maddie; Kennedy, Alex (November 5, 2025). "Fish plant fire a devastating loss for many, says St. Mary's mayor". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
