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 | official_name            = Cartwright
 | other_name               = ''Natsitok''<ref>{{cite web|title=Toponymic and Cartographic Research Conducted for the Labrador Métis Nation|url=https://www.mun.ca/labmetis/pdf/toponymy%20final%20report.pdf|website=mun.ca/|access-date=2017-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104223307/http://www.mun.ca/labmetis/pdf/toponymy%20final%20report.pdf#|archive-date=2018-01-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 | established_date2        = 1956
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'''Cartwright''' is a community located on the eastern side of the entrance to [[Sandwich Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Sandwich Bay]], along the southern coast of [[Labrador]] in the province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], Canada. It was incorporated in 1956.

Sandwich Bay is an area with a longstanding Inuit presence known to resident Inuit as Natsiktok or place of the ring seals. Archeological evidence, especially that excavated by Dr. Lisa Rankin indicates an early and year round Inuit presence.

Cartwright has been a settled community since 1775. In 1775, Captain [[George Cartwright (trader)|George Cartwright]], for whom the place is named, settled there, establishing a fish and fur trading business. He left Labrador in 1786, maintaining a business interest there until it was sold to Hunt and Henley in 1815. It was again sold in 1873 to the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] and has remained under company ownership ever since. The residents of Sandwich Bay (including Cartwright) were described by Rev. Bishop Field in 1848 as either 'pure Esquimaux' or 'Anglo-Esquimaux, with an admixture of old English settlers'. 

Since 2002, Cartwright has been connected by road (a section of the [[Trans-Labrador Highway]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador Route 516|Route 516]]) with [[Blanc-Sablon, Quebec|Blanc Sablon]], [[Quebec]], where there is a car [[ferry]] to [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]].<ref>[http://www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices/schedules/j_pollo.html Ferry route] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722045557/http://www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices/schedules/j_pollo.html |date=2012-07-22 }}</ref> Since December 2009 the remaining link between Cartwright and [[Happy Valley-Goose Bay]], [[Labrador]] has been completed and open to the public.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jacob |last=Barker |date=19 April 2017 |title='It's brutal': South coast Labrador sounds off on leg of Trans-Labrador Highway |publisher=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/brutal-spring-conditions-trans-labrador-highway-1.4073863}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2009/tw/1216n07.htm | title=Ministerial Statement - Trans Labrador Highway Phase III Now Open Connecting Labrador West, Through Lake Melville, to Southern Labrador }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rocktoroad.com/labrador-ride-4212/ | title=Labrador Ride - Rock to RoadRock to Road | date=28 September 2015 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title=<small>Historical populations<br />Cartwright, NL</small>
|align=centre
|footnote=<ref name="Cartwright Census Profile">{{cite web|title=Census Profile|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1010012&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&Data=Count&SearchText=Cartwright,%20Labrador&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=1010012&TABID=1|publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=20 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=2021census/>
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|552
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|504
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|427
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|439
}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Cartwright, Labrador had a population of {{val|439|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|204|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|243|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:439-427}}|427|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|427|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|5.87|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|439|5.87|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000210 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Climate==
Cartwright has a [[subarctic climate]] (''[[Köppen climate classification|Dfc]]'') with very snowy winters and short, mild summers. Owing to its maritime location, the winters are however a little milder than on most of the [[Labrador Peninsula]], but snow depth from the stormy [[Icelandic Low]], which circulates cold and saturated air around the region, is extreme: it averages around {{convert|160|cm}} at its peak early in March and has reached as high as {{convert|351|cm}} on April 7, 2003.<ref name="climate" /> Snow is usually fully melted early in June and is established again in early November.<ref name="climate" /> Unlike most of Labrador, there is no [[permafrost]] because of the insulation from the deep snow cover, although the annual mean temperature is {{convert|0.4|C}}.
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Cartwright<br>Climate ID: 8501106; coordinates {{coordinates|53|40|57|N|57|02|31|W|type:airport_region:CA-NL|name=Cartwright A}}; elevation: {{convert|14.3|m|abbr=on}}; [[Location identifier#WMO station identifiers|WMO ID]]: 71818; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1934–present
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan maximum humidex = 11.2
|Feb maximum humidex = 11.1
|Mar maximum humidex = 15.6
|Apr maximum humidex = 18.2
|May maximum humidex = 31.9
|Jun maximum humidex = 45.5
|Jul maximum humidex = 38.7
|Aug maximum humidex = 36.5
|Sep maximum humidex = 41.8
|Oct maximum humidex = 27.5
|Nov maximum humidex = 21.1
|Dec maximum humidex = 11.4
|year maximum humidex = 45.5
|Jan record high C = 11.8
|Feb record high C = 11.7
|Mar record high C = 16.4
|Apr record high C = 20.5
|May record high C = 31.3
|Jun record high C = 35.3
|Jul record high C = 36.1
|Aug record high C = 33.0
|Sep record high C = 30.0
|Oct record high C = 23.3
|Nov record high C = 19.7
|Dec record high C = 14.1
|year record high C = 36.1
|Jan high C = -9.0
|Feb high C = -8.6
|Mar high C = -3.2
|Apr high C = 2.6
|May high C = 7.8
|Jun high C = 14.4
|Jul high C = 18.5
|Aug high C = 18.6
|Sep high C = 13.9
|Oct high C = 7.3
|Nov high C = 1.3
|Dec high C = -4.2
|year high C = 4.9
|Jan mean C = -13.7
|Feb mean C = -13.8
|Mar mean C = -8.4
|Apr mean C = -1.8
|May mean C = 3.4
|Jun mean C = 9.1
|Jul mean C = 12.8
|Aug mean C = 13.3
|Sep mean C = 9.3
|Oct mean C = 4.2
|Nov mean C = -1.7
|Dec mean C = -8.0
|year mean C = 0.4
|Jan low C = -18.3
|Feb low C = -18.8
|Mar low C = -13.4
|Apr low C = -6.2
|May low C = -1.2
|Jun low C = 3.7
|Jul low C = 7.2
|Aug low C = 7.8
|Sep low C = 4.7
|Oct low C = 1.0
|Nov low C = -4.8
|Dec low C = -11.7
|year low C = -4.2
|Jan record low C = -37.8
|Feb record low C = -34.5
|Mar record low C = -32.2
|Apr record low C = -25.6
|May record low C = -15.0
|Jun record low C = -5.6
|Jul record low C = -1.7
|Aug record low C = -0.6
|Sep record low C = -5.0
|Oct record low C = -11.7
|Nov record low C = -22.0
|Dec record low C = -33.9
|year record low C = -37.8
|Jan chill = -52.6
|Feb chill = -50.3
|Mar chill = -47.0
|Apr chill = -32.9
|May chill = -26.0
|Jun chill = -11.3
|Jul chill = -2.7
|Aug chill = -2.3
|Sep chill = -8.9
|Oct chill = -24.1
|Nov chill = -30.8
|Dec chill = -49.8
|year chill = -52.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 87.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 92.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 92.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 78.6
|May precipitation mm = 69.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 91.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 107.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 102.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 94.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 116.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 80.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 87.1
|year precipitation mm = 1099.5
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 8.7
|Feb rain mm = 10.9
|Mar rain mm = 11.8
|Apr rain mm = 21.3
|May rain mm = 51.9
|Jun rain mm = 89.4
|Jul rain mm = 107.3
|Aug rain mm = 102.7
|Sep rain mm = 93.6
|Oct rain mm = 104.7
|Nov rain mm = 40.4
|Dec rain mm = 19.7
|year rain mm = 662.4
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 79.5
|Feb snow cm = 82.9
|Mar snow cm = 80.2
|Apr snow cm = 56.9
|May snow cm = 17.7
|Jun snow cm = 1.9
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.9
|Oct snow cm = 11.2
|Nov snow cm = 40.2
|Dec snow cm = 67.4
|year snow cm = 438.6
|Jan precipitation days = 16.4
|Feb precipitation days = 14.2
|Mar precipitation days = 16.4
|Apr precipitation days = 14.8
|May precipitation days = 16.4
|Jun precipitation days = 16.9
|Jul precipitation days = 19.4
|Aug precipitation days = 17.2
|Sep precipitation days = 17.8
|Oct precipitation days = 18.7
|Nov precipitation days = 15.5
|Dec precipitation days = 16.1
|year precipitation days = 199.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 2.8
|Feb rain days = 2.3
|Mar rain days = 4.0
|Apr rain days = 6.8
|May rain days = 13.1
|Jun rain days = 16.7
|Jul rain days = 19.4
|Aug rain days = 17.2
|Sep rain days = 17.7
|Oct rain days = 17.0
|Nov rain days = 8.3
|Dec rain days = 4.8
|year rain days = 130.1
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm 
|Jan snow days = 15.8
|Feb snow days = 13.6
|Mar snow days = 15.3
|Apr snow days = 11.4
|May snow days = 6.4
|Jun snow days = 0.8
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.3
|Oct snow days = 4.3
|Nov snow days = 10.3
|Dec snow days = 14.2
|year snow days = 92.3
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|humidity colour = green
|time day = 1500 LST
|Jan humidity = 78.8
|Feb humidity = 77.9
|Mar humidity = 78.4
|Apr humidity = 76.0
|May humidity = 72.9
|Jun humidity = 68.9
|Jul humidity = 69.8
|Aug humidity = 68.5
|Sep humidity = 68.8
|Oct humidity = 74.3
|Nov humidity = 80.4
|Dec humidity = 80.7
|year humidity = 74.6
|Jan sun = 85.3
|Feb sun = 116.0
|Mar sun = 122.2
|Apr sun = 138.0
|May sun = 164.2
|Jun sun = 163.5
|Jul sun = 186.9
|Aug sun = 192.5
|Sep sun = 116.3
|Oct sun = 93.2
|Nov sun = 70.4
|Dec sun = 64.8
|year sun = 1513.2
|Jan percentsun = 34.1
|Feb percentsun = 42.1
|Mar percentsun = 33.3
|Apr percentsun = 32.9
|May percentsun = 33.3 
|Jun percentsun = 32.1 
|Jul percentsun = 36.5 
|Aug percentsun = 41.9
|Sep percentsun = 30.4
|Oct percentsun = 28.4
|Nov percentsun = 27.2
|Dec percentsun = 27.7
|year percentsun = 33.3
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "1991–2020 Normals">{{cite web
|publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
|url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=58000000&dispBack=0
|title = Cartwright 1991–2020 Normals
|work = Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020
|date= 30 January 2024
|accessdate = 5 April 2024
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20240708222758/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=58000000&dispBack=0
|archive-date = 2024-07-08}}</ref> (sun 1981–2010)<ref name= "climate">{{cite web
|publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
|url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=NL&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=6773&dispBack=0
|title = Cartwright 1981–2010 Normals
|work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010
|accessdate = July 8, 2024
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20240708222948/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=NL&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=6773&dispBack=0
|archive-date = 2024-07-08}}</ref><ref name= "April 2024">{{cite web
|publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
|url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?StationID=53958&timeframe=2&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2024&Day=28&Year=2024&Month=4#
|title = Daily Data Report for April 2024
|work = Canadian Climate Data
|date = 27 March 2024
|accessdate = 29 April 2024
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20240708222806/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?StationID=53958&timeframe=2&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2024&Day=28&Year=2024&Month=4%23
|archive-date = 2024-07-08}}</ref>
|date=October 2011
}}

==See also==
* [[Blackguard Bay]]
* [[List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
* [[NunatuKavut]]

==References==
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