Summary
Come By Chance is a town on the isthmus of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[3] It is in Division 1 on Placentia Bay.
Come By Chance | |
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Town | |
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  Come By Chance Location of Come By Chance in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′N 53°59′W / 47.850°N 53.983°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | 1 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 39.7 km2 (15.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 208 |
| • Density | 5.74/km2 (14.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 1 (TCH) |
Located in this town is Newfoundland's only oil refinery, the Come By Chance Refinery operated by North Atlantic Refining, which has a capacity of 130,000 barrels per day (21,000 m3/d). The associated port was Canada's fifth largest port by cargo tonnage loaded and unloaded in 2011. It handled 27.4 million metric tonnes, of which 23.7 million tonnes was crude petroleum.[4]
History edit
The town's name is believed to be the result of explorers coming upon a Beothuk path by chance, and naming the location after the unexpected discovery.[5]
Come By Chance was chosen as the location for a Canadian cottage hospital in 1936.[5]
In February 2018, a group of oil refinery workers split a Canadian lottery winning of $60,000,000.[6]
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Come By Chance had a population of 208 living in 90 of its 108 total private dwellings, a change of -8.8% from its 2016 population of 228. With a land area of 39.55 km2 (15.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.3/km2 (13.6/sq mi) in 2021.[2][1]
Notable people edit
- Bob Gladney, National Hockey League player
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Come By Chance, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Come By Chance". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Shipping in Canada 2011 (Catalogue no. 54-205-X)" (PDF). Shipping in Canada. Statistics Canada: 27, 58. November 2012. ISSN 1480-8773.
- ^ a b Jones, Lindsay (2021-03-24). "The Lives of Others". The Atavist Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "31 Newfoundlanders split $60M lotto jackpot — biggest ever in Atlantic Canada". CBC News. February 28, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador at Wikimedia Commons
