Happy Adventure | |
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Village | |
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  Happy Adventure Location of Happy Adventure inNewfoundland | |
| Coordinates:48°38′10″N53°45′35″W / 48.63611°N 53.75972°W /48.63611; -53.75972 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | No. 7 |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 183 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 310 |
Happy Adventure is anoutportvillage on theEastport Peninsula in theCanadian province ofNewfoundland and Labrador. As of 2021[update], thepopulation was 183.[1]
Happy Adventure consists of three well-defined inlets known locally as of Upper Cove, Little Sandy Cove, and Lower Cove (which also contains a smaller attached cove known as Powell's Cove).
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The origin of the village name is a matter of some controversy. According to local lore, the name, which was first referenced in 1817, could have had any one of three origins. Some speculate it is a reflection of the joyful experience of the first settlers in finding such a welcomingenvirons. Alternatively, it has been postulated that the community was named to commemorate a ship belonging to 17th-century piratePeter Easton. Still others suggest the community was named byGeorge Holbrook, aBritish Admiralty hydrographer. Holbrook surveyedNewman Sound in 1817 and sheltered in one of Happy Adventure's coves during a storm.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Happy Adventure had a population of183 living in59 of its113 total private dwellings, a change of-8.5% from its 2016 population of200. With a land area of 9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi), it had a population density of12.3/km2 (31.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
