Victoria Victoria Village | |
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Town | |
| Nicknames: The Village, The Savage Hollar | |
  Victoria Location of Victoria inNewfoundland | |
| Coordinates:47°46′03″N53°14′28″W / 47.76750°N 53.24111°W /47.76750; -53.24111 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Incorporated (town) | 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Barry Dooley |
| • Deputy Mayor | Jennifer Moores |
| • MHA | Steve Crocker |
| • MP | Paul Connors |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.64 km2 (6.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,658 |
| • Density | 93.99/km2 (243.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 70 Route 74 |
Victoria is a landlocked town on theAvalon Peninsula inNewfoundland and Labrador,Canada, located approximately midway on theBay de Verde Peninsula portion of the Avalon Peninsula.
Victoria, located on Route 70, is often referred to as the "crossroads toTrinity and Conception Bays." Victoria may have been named after theQueen.
Dotted around Victoria and surrounding areas are small fishing communities that were established due to the proximity of each community to the fishing grounds. Locally, Victoria goes by many nicknames, including "The Village" and "The Savage Hollar", although the use of these names has decreased in recent years. Among the communities within 15-minutes' driving distance from Victoria are:
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The climate of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent land areas is influenced by the temperatures of the surface waters and water currents as well as the winds blowing across the waters. Because of the oceans' great capacity for retaining heat, the climate of Victoria are moderate and free of extreme seasonal variations.
Precipitation falls on the area both as snow in the wintertime and moderate rainfall in summer.
The Gulf Stream and Labrador Current converge just off the coast of Newfoundland and provide for very dense fog that can linger in the area for days.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Victoria had a population of1,658 living in712 of its822 total private dwellings, a change of-7.9% from its 2016 population of1,800. With a land area of 17.96 km2 (6.93 sq mi), it had a population density of92.3/km2 (239.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
