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'''Cape Ray'''  is a [[Local service district (Newfoundland and Labrador)|local service district]] and [[designated place]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]. It is on the southwest coast of the island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]].

== History ==
[[Cape Ray]], the cape located near the community was the terminus for the overland portion of the [[transatlantic telegraph cable]] from [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]] to Cape Ray.  From here the cable then takes a submarine route to [[Cape Breton Island]]. The area is also known for its discovery of [[Dorset]] [[Paleoeskimo]] artifacts. An archaeological site has been established in the area.

== Geography ==
Cape Ray is in [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] within [[Division No. 3, Subdivision H, Newfoundland and Labrador|Subdivision H]] of [[Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador|Division No. 3]].<ref name=2016census2>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=311&SR=1&S=87&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=10 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 7, 2018 | access-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref> The community is located on the southwest coast just north of the town of [[Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador|Port aux Basques]] on [[Route 408]]. Nearby is the [[Cape Ray|Cape]] from which the community draws its name. At the entrance to the harbour is a beach known for its 16 kilometer stretch of white sandy beach where the J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park is located.

In the past, Cape Ray had been prospected for gold, as it was likely to have due to its resting on a fault line called "The Cape Ray Fault."

Surrounding the community are a large number of bodies of fresh water, and many hills, such as Table Mountain and the Twin Hills.

== Demographics ==
As a designated place in the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Cape Ray recorded a population of 352 living in 147 of its 166 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:352-356}}|356|1}} from its 2011 population of 356. With a land area of {{convert|21.32|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|352|21.32|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1301&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=9999&PR=10 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 7, 2018 | access-date=December 22, 2021}}</ref>

== Government ==
Cape Ray 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> The chair of the LSD committee is Anne Osmond.<ref name=LSD/>

== See also ==
*[[List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
*[[List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
*[[List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051223180105/http://www.gatewaytonewfoundland.com/comm/caperay.html Community information]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060927103529/http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/tourray.htm Cape Ray Beach]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706190745/http://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/DataTools/ZoneFinder/results.asp?searchstr=&select1=180 Provincial Stats]

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[[Category:Populated coastal places in Canada]]
[[Category:Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
[[Category:Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador]]


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