Witless Bay

This article is about the town. For the bay, see Witless Bay (bay). For the ecological reserve, see Witless Bay Ecological Reserve.

Witless Bay
Town
Witless Bay is located in Newfoundland
Witless Bay
Witless Bay
Location of Witless Bay in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°17′N 52°50′W / 47.28°N 52.83°W / 47.28; -52.83
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Government
 • MayorTrevor Croft
Area
[1]
 • Land17.49 km2 (6.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021[2])
 • Total1,640
 • Density92.6/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 10
Route 13
Websitewww.townofwitlessbay.com Edit this at Wikidata

Witless Bay is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on the Irish Loop, 35 km south of the provincial capital, St. John's, Witless Bay is a small, scenic, traditional Newfoundland outport community. The town had a population of 1640 in the Canada 2021 Census.[2] It is connected to the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve.

Witless Bay is the setting for Howard Norman's novel, The Bird Artist.

  1. ^ "Census Profile". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).