Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador

Come By Chance
Come By Chance
Town
	Come By Chance Location of Come By Chance in Newfoundland
	Coordinates: 47°51′N 53°59′W / 47.850°N 53.983°WCoordinates: 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 (2016)
• Total	228
• Density	5.74/km2 (14.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)	709
Highways	Route 1 (TCH)

Come By Chance is a town on the isthmus of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.^[2] It is in Division 1 on Placentia Bay.

Located in this town is Newfoundland's only oil refinery, the Come By Chance Refinery operated by North Atlantic Refining Company, 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.^[3]

Name[]

The town's name is believed to be the result of white explorers coming upon a Beothuk path by chance, and naming the location after the unexpected discovery.^[4]

Demographics[]

According to the 2016 Statistics Canada Census:^[1]

Population: 228
Total Dwellings: 125
Area (km².): 39.7
Density (persons per km².): 5.7

Hospital[]

Come By Chance was chosen as the location for a Canadian cottage hospital in 1936.^[4]

Notable people[]

Bob Gladney, National Hockey League player

In February 2018, a group of oil refinery workers split a Canadian lottery winning of $60,000,000.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Come By Chance, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
^ "Come By Chance". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
^ "Shipping in Canada 2011 (Catalogue no. 54-205-X)" (PDF). Shipping in Canada = le Transport Maritime Au Canada. Statistics Canada: 27, 58. November 2012. ISSN 1480-8773.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jones, Lindsay (2021-03-24). "The Lives of Others". The Atavist Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
^ "31 Newfoundlanders split $60M lotto jackpot — biggest ever in Atlantic Canada". CBC News. February 28, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

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[census2016-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Come By Chance, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

[2] "Come By Chance". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.

[3] "Shipping in Canada 2011 (Catalogue no. 54-205-X)" (PDF). Shipping in Canada = le Transport Maritime Au Canada. Statistics Canada: 27, 58. November 2012. ISSN 1480-8773.

[:0-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jones, Lindsay (2021-03-24). "The Lives of Others". The Atavist Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-08.

[5] "31 Newfoundlanders split $60M lotto jackpot — biggest ever in Atlantic Canada". CBC News. February 28, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

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See also: Municipalities of St. John's Metropolitan Area Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador