Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador

Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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°W﻿ / 47.850; -53.983
Country| Canada
Province| Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division| 1
Area

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• Land| 39.7 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[2]

• Total| 208
• Density| 5.74/km2 (14.9/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code| 709
Highways|  Route 1 (TCH)

Come By Chance is a town on the isthmus of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[3] 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, 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.[4]

## History[edit]

The town's name is believed to be the result of explorers coming upon a Beothuk path by chance, and naming the location after the unexpected discovery.[5]

Come By Chance was chosen as the location for a Canadian cottage hospital in 1936.[5]

In February 2018, a group of oil refinery workers split a Canadian lottery winning of $60,000,000.[6]

## Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Come By Chance had a population of 208 living in 90 of its 108 total private dwellings, a change of -8.8% from its 2016 population of 228. With a land area of 39.55 km2 (15.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.3/km2 (13.6/sq mi) in 2021.[2][1]

## Notable people[edit]

* Bob Gladney, National Hockey League player

## See also[edit]

* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Come By Chance, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
2. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. ^ "Come By Chance". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
4. ^ "Shipping in Canada 2011 (Catalogue no. 54-205-X)" (PDF). Shipping in Canada. Statistics Canada: 27, 58. November 2012. ISSN 1480-8773.
5. ^ a b Jones, Lindsay (2021-03-24). "The Lives of Others". The Atavist Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
6. ^ "31 Newfoundlanders split $60M lotto jackpot — biggest ever in Atlantic Canada". CBC News. February 28, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Placentia Bay |

Come By Chance

| Sunnyside, Subdivision 1A, Arnold's Cove
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Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador (Avalon Peninsula)

Cities|

* Mount Pearl
* St. John's

Towns|

* Admirals Beach
* Aquaforte
* Arnold's Cove
* Avondale
* Bauline
* Bay Bulls
* Bay de Verde
* Bay Roberts
* Bishop's Cove
* Branch
* Brigus
* Brigus South
* Bryant's Cove
* Cape Broyle
* Carbonear
* Chance Cove
* Chapel Arm
* Clarke's Beach
* Colinet
* Colliers
* Come By Chance
* Conception Bay South
* Conception Harbour
* Cupids
* Fermeuse
* Ferryland
* Flatrock
* Fox Harbour
* Gaskiers–Point La Haye
* Hant's Harbour
* Harbour Grace
* Harbour Main–Chapel's Cove–Lakeview
* Heart's Content
* Heart's Delight–Islington
* Heart's Desire
* Holyrood
* Logy Bay–Middle Cove–Outer Cove
* Long Harbour–Mount Arlington Heights
* Mount Carmel–Mitchells Brook–St. Catherines
* New Perlican
* Norman's Cove–Long Cove
* North River
* Old Perlican
* Paradise
* Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove
* Placentia
* Point Lance
* Port Kirwan
* Portugal Cove–St. Philip's
* Portugal Cove South
* Pouch Cove
* Renews–Cappahayden
* Riverhead
* St. Bride's
* St. Joseph's
* St. Mary's
* St. Shott's
* St. Vincent's–St. Stephen's–Peter's River
* Salmon Cove
* Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove
* South River
* Southern Harbour
* Spaniard's Bay
* Sunnyside
* Torbay
* Trepassey
* Upper Island Cove
* Victoria
* Wabana
* Whitbourne
* Whiteway
* Winterton
* Witless Bay

Unorganized
subdivisions|

* Subdivision A
* Subdivision B
* Subdivision C
* Subdivision D
* Subdivision E
* Subdivision F
* Subdivision G
* Subdivision H
* Subdivision I
* Subdivision J
* Subdivision K
* Subdivision L
* Subdivision M
* Subdivision N
* Subdivision O
* Subdivision R
* Subdivision U
* Subdivision V
* Subdivision W
* Subdivision X
* Subdivision Y

Designated
places|

* Bellevue
* Bellevue Beach
* Blaketown
* Brigus Junction
* Brigus South
* Burnt Cove, St. Michael's, Bauline South
* Burnt Point-Gull Island-Northern Bay
* Calvert
* Cavendish
* Dildo
* Fairhaven
* Forest Field-New Bridge
* Freshwater, Conception Bay
* Georgetown
* Goulds
* Grates Cove
* Green's Harbour
* Hopeall
* Lance Cove, Bell Island
* Little Harbour (East), Placentia Bay
* Makinsons
* Markland
* Marysvale
* Mobile
* New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove
* New Harbour, Trinity Bay
* North Harbour, St. Mary's Bay
* O'Donnells
* Old Shop
* Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove
* Roaches Line
* South Dildo
* Thornlea
* Tors Cove

Unincorporated
communities|

* Admiral's Cove
* Arnold's Cove Station
* Baccalieu Island
* Bareneed
* Black Duck Pond
* Blow Me Down
* Bradley's Cove
* Bristol's Hope
* Caplin Cove
* Cuslett
* Daniel's Cove
* The Dock
* Flatrock
* Goobies
* Gooseberry Cove
* Gould's Road
* Great Barasway
* Gull Island
* Hibb's Cove
* Iona
* Job's Cove
* Kingston
* Little Barasway
* Little Placentia Sound
* Lower Island Cove
* Low Point
* Mahers
* Northern Bay
* Ochre Pit Cove
* Perry's Cove
* Point Verde
* Port de Grave
* Rantem
* Red Head Cove
* Rose au Rue
* St. Michaels
* Ship Harbour
* Swells Cove
* Trinny Cove
* Turks Cove
* Western Bay

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* Municipalities of St. John's Metropolitan Area
* Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

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* Labrador
* Nunatsiavut
* Other islands

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* Regions
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* Census agglomerations
* Municipalities
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Communities|

* Cities
* Towns
* Inuit community governments
* Indian reserves
* Local service districts
* Designated places
* Ghost towns

Cities|

* Corner Brook
* Mount Pearl
* St. John's

Towns|

* Admirals Beach
* Anchor Point
* Appleton
* Aquaforte
* Arnold's Cove
* Avondale
* Badger
* Baie Verte
* Baine Harbour
* Bauline
* Bay Bulls
* Bay de Verde
* Bay L'Argent
* Bay Roberts
* Baytona
* Beachside
* Bellburns
* Belleoram
* Birchy Bay
* Bird Cove
* Bishop's Cove
* Bishop's Falls
* Bonavista
* Botwood
* Branch
* Brent's Cove
* Brighton
* Brigus
* Bryant's Cove
* Buchans
* Burgeo
* Burin
* Burlington
* Burnt Islands
* Campbellton
* Cape Broyle
* Cape St. George
* Carbonear
* Carmanville
* Cartwright
* Centreville-Wareham-Trinity
* Chance Cove
* Change Islands
* Channel-Port aux Basques
* Chapel Arm
* Charlottetown
* Clarenville
* Clarke's Beach
* Coachman's Cove
* Colinet
* Colliers
* Come By Chance
* Comfort Cove-Newstead
* Conception Bay South
* Conception Harbour
* Conche
* Cook's Harbour
* Cormack
* Cottlesville
* Cow Head
* Cox's Cove
* Crow Head
* Cupids
* Daniel's Harbour
* Deer Lake
* Dover
* Duntara
* Eastport
* Elliston
* Embree
* Englee
* English Harbour East
* Fermeuse
* Ferryland
* Flatrock
* Fleur de Lys
* Flower's Cove
* Fogo Island
* Forteau
* Fortune
* Fox Cove-Mortier
* Fox Harbour
* Frenchman's Cove
* Gallants
* Gambo
* Gander
* Garnish
* Gaskiers-Point La Haye
* Gaultois
* Gillams
* Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook
* Glenwood
* Glovertown
* Goose Cove East
* Grand Bank
* Grand Falls-Windsor
* Grand le Pierre
* Greenspond
* Hampden
* Hant's Harbour
* Happy Adventure
* Happy Valley-Goose Bay
* Harbour Breton
* Harbour Grace
* Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview
* Hare Bay
* Hawke's Bay
* Heart's Content
* Heart's Delight-Islington
* Heart's Desire
* Hermitage-Sandyville
* Holyrood
* Howley
* Hughes Brook
* Humber Arm South
* Indian Bay
* Irishtown-Summerside
* Isle aux Morts
* Jackson's Arm
* Keels
* King's Cove
* King's Point
* Kippens
* Labrador City
* Lamaline
* L'Anse-au-Clair
* L'Anse-au-Loup
* Lark Harbour
* LaScie
* Lawn
* Leading Tickles
* Lewin's Cove
* Lewisporte
* Little Bay East
* Little Bay Islands
* Little Bay
* Little Burnt Bay
* Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
* Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights
* Lord's Cove
* Lourdes
* Lumsden
* Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North
* Main Brook
* Mary's Harbour
* Marystown
* Massey Drive
* McIvers
* Meadows
* Middle Arm
* Miles Cove
* Millertown
* Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir
* Ming's Bight
* Morrisville
* Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherines
* Mount Moriah
* Musgrave Harbour
* Musgravetown
* New Perlican
* New-Wes-Valley
* Nipper's Harbour
* Norman's Cove-Long Cove
* Norris Arm
* Norris Point
* North River
* North West River
* Northern Arm
* Old Perlican
* Pacquet
* Paradise
* Parkers Cove
* Parson's Pond
* Pasadena
* Peterview
* Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove
* Pilley's Island
* Pinware
* Placentia
* Point au Gaul
* Point Lance
* Point Leamington
* Point May
* Point of Bay
* Pool's Cove
* Port Anson
* Port au Choix
* Port au Port East
* Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
* Port Blandford
* Port Hope Simpson
* Port Kirwan
* Port Rexton
* Port Saunders
* Portugal Cove South
* Portugal Cove–St. Philip's
* Pouch Cove
* Raleigh
* Ramea
* Red Bay
* Red Harbour
* Reidville
* Rencontre East
* Renews-Cappahayden
* River of Ponds
* Riverhead
* Robert's Arm
* Rocky Harbour
* Roddickton-Bide Arm
* Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou
* Rushoon
* Sally's Cove
* Salmon Cove
* Salvage
* Sandringham
* Sandy Cove
* Seal Cove (Fortune Bay)
* Seal Cove (White Bay)
* Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove
* South Brook
* South River
* Southern Harbour
* Spaniard's Bay
* Springdale
* St. Alban's
* St. Anthony
* St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine
* St. Brendan's
* St. Bride's
* St. George's
* St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
* St. Joseph's
* St. Lawrence
* St. Lewis
* St. Lunaire-Griquet
* St. Mary's
* St. Pauls
* St. Shott's
* St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River
* Steady Brook
* Stephenville Crossing
* Stephenville
* Summerford
* Sunnyside
* Terra Nova
* Terrenceville
* Tilt Cove
* Torbay
* Traytown
* Trepassey
* Trinity Bay North
* Trinity
* Triton
* Trout River
* Twillingate
* Upper Island Cove
* Victoria
* Wabana
* Wabush
* West St. Modeste
* Westport
* Whitbourne
* Whiteway
* Winterland
* Winterton
* Witless Bay
* Woodstock
* Woody Point
* York Harbour

Inuit community
governments|

* Hopedale
* Makkovik
* Nain
* Postville
* Rigolet

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