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'''Quirpon''' is a [[Local service district (Newfoundland and Labrador)|local service district]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]. It is on the northern tip of the [[Great Northern Peninsula]] of the island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]]. It is the most northerly sheltered harbour on the island. This area was historically called "''Ikkereitsock''" by the [[Inuit]].<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.mun.ca/labmetis/pdf/toponymy%20final%20report.pdf|title=Toponymic and Cartographic Research Conducted for the Labrador Métis Nation|date=September 2008|author=Gordon Handcock|author2=Peter Ramsden|author3=Lisa Rankin|author4=Hans Rollmann|author5=Douglas Wharram}}</ref>
Historically a fishing village, its role in the [[fishery]] has declined since the northern [[cod]] moratorium of 1992.
Quirpon is a [[designated place]] in Canadian census data. Published statistics for the Quirpon DPL, which had a population of 180 in the [[2021 Canadian Census]], also include the nearby village of [[Straitsview]] and the historical site at [[L'Anse aux Meadows]].
== Geography ==
Quirpon is in [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] within [[Division No. 9, Subdivision D, Newfoundland and Labrador|Subdivision D]] of [[Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador|Division No. 9]].<ref name=1991census>{{cite book | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-306-1993.pdf | title=91 Census | series=Population and Dwelling Counts | volume=Unincorporated Places | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages= | date=June 1993 | accessdate=January 5, 2022}}</ref>
== Government ==
Quirpon is a local service district (LSD)<ref name=LSD>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/mpa/files/Copy-of-Local_Service_District_Directory-October-2021.pdf | title=Directory of Local Service Districts | publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | date=October 2021 | accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.<ref name=LSDfaqs>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/mpa/faq/faq-lsd/ | title=Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions | publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
*[[List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Route 430]]
== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/rhs/lq_listing/189.html ''William Henry Pynn House'' Historical Site]
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[[Category:Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Canada]]
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