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{{distinguish|text=[[Red Rock Island]] in San Francisco Bay, [[Red Island (Grenadines)]] in St Vincent and the Grenadines, [[Skerries,_Dublin#Red_Island_Holiday_Camp|Red Island Holiday Camp]] in Ireland, or [[Rote Insel]] neighborhood of Berlin}}
'''Red Island''' is a former village about 12 miles northwest of [[Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador|Placentia]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Canada]] in [[Placentia Bay]], on an island of the same name.  It had five families in 1864, and had a population of approximately 350 in the 1945 census.<sup>[http://www.redislandnf.com/redcen4500.html 1]</sup> The village of 283 was depopulated in October 1968, during the provincial government's [[Resettlement (Newfoundland)|Resettlement Program]]. In modern times, many people have cabins there and use it as a summer retreat. It recorded a 1986 population of 1, during an attempt to repopulate the island.  This failed, however, when no teacher could be found for the proposed re-opened school.

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==External links==
*[http://www.redislandnf.com/ Red Island] website
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2441177805 Red Island] Facebook group

[[Category:Ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador]]

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