Clark's Harbour
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| Motto: Unity with Independence | ||
 Clark's Harbour
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| Coordinates: 43°26′33″N 65°37′44″W / 43.4425°N 65.628889°W | ||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Nova Scotia
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| County | Shelburne | |
| Municipal district | Barrington | |
| Founded | 1773 | |
| Incorporated | March 4, 1919 | |
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| • Type | Town Council | |
| • Mayor | Leigh Stoddart | |
| Area (2016) | ||
| • Land | 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 758 | |
| • Density | 269.6/km2 (698/sq mi) | |
| • Change (2011-16) |
 7.6% |
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| • Dwellings | 407 | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | |
| Postal code(s) | B0W 1P0 | |
| Area code(s) | 902 (745) | |
| Access Routes |
 Route 330
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| Website | clarksharbour.com | |
Clark's Harbour is a town on Cape Sable Island in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada, located in Shelburne County. The main industry is lobster fishing. Owing to this as well as the town's history as a fishing community, the town is noted as the birthplace of the Cape Islander fishing boat.
The community is the southernmost town in the province of Nova Scotia, and thus one of the southernmost towns in Canada, being located roughly on a parallel with Bilbao, Spain and just north of Rome.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Clark's Harbour recorded a population of 758 living in 361 of its 407 total private dwellings, a change of −7.6% from its 2011 population of 820. With a land area of 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 269.8/km2 (698.7/sq mi) in 2016.
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The economy of Clark's Harbour and its surrounding areas is driven largely by the fishing industry, and in particular the seasonal lobster fishery. Shelburne County (in which Clark's Harbour is located) is generally accepted as the lobster capital of Nova Scotia (and a nearby sign boasts the claim that it is the Lobster Capital of Canada). The fishery has also given rise to various secondary and tertiary industries such as further seafood processing and packaging, and boatbuilding. Lobster that is trapped by Clark's Harbour fishers is exported around the world, but primarily to the New England market.
There are several other employers in Clark's Harbour, including a general store, a bank, a service station, a pizza parlour, and a takeout restaurant. However, the economic impact of these businesses are generally small compared to the fishery.
Located at 2648 Main Street in Clark's Harbour, the Clark's Harbour Branch Library is one of the 10 branches of Western Counties Regional Library. It joined the Western Counties Regional Library in July 1971 but it did not have a physical location in Clark's Harbour until the first branch opened on March 4, 1974 . The branch was relocated to its present site as part of the Clark's Harbour Civic Centre on December 11, 2007.
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