# Ferryland > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ferryland > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ferryland.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferryland > Source revision: 1240144523 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Fairyland (disambiguation)](/source/Fairyland_(disambiguation)). **Ferryland** is a town in [Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador) on the [Avalon Peninsula](/source/Avalon_Peninsula). According to the 2021 [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada) [census](/source/Census), its population is 371.[1] ## Seventeenth century settlement Ferryland was originally established as a station for migratory fishermen in the late 16th century but had earlier been used by the [French](/source/France), [Spanish](/source/Spain), and [Portuguese](/source/Portugal). By the 1590s it was one of the most popular fishing harbours in Newfoundland and acclaimed by Sir [Walter Raleigh](/source/Walter_Raleigh). Ferryland was called "Farilham" by the Portuguese fishermen and "Forillon" by the French—it later became anglicized to its current name "Ferryland." (This should not be confused with the [Forillon National Park](/source/Forillon_National_Park) in [Quebec](/source/Quebec), which still keeps its French name.) The land was granted by [charter](/source/Charter) to the [London and Bristol Company](/source/London_and_Bristol_Company) in the 1610s and the vicinity became the location of a number of short-lived [English colonies](/source/English_colonial_empire) at [Cuper's Cove](/source/Cuper's_Cove), [Bristol's Hope](/source/Subdivision_1I,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador#Bristol's_Hope), and [Renews](/source/Renews) and adjoined the colony of [South Falkland](/source/South_Falkland). In 1620 the territory was granted to [George Calvert](/source/George_Calvert,_1st_Baron_Baltimore), 1st [Baron Baltimore](/source/Baron_Baltimore) who had obtained the holdings from [William Vaughan](/source/William_Vaughan_(Welsh_writer_and_colonial_investor)). Calvert appointed [Edward Wynne](/source/Edward_Wynne_(colonial_governor)) to establish a [colony](/source/Colony) which became the first successful permanent colony in [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland_(island)) growing to a population of 100 by 1625. In 1623, Calvert's grant was confirmed and expanded. The Charter of Avalon was granted to [Lord Baltimore](/source/George_Calvert,_1st_Baron_Baltimore) by James I. Dated 7 April 1623 it created the [Province of Avalon](/source/Province_of_Avalon) on the island of Newfoundland and gave Baltimore complete authority over all matters in the territory. That same year Baltimore chose Ferryland as the principal area of settlement. In the 1660s, the colony was attacked by the Dutch. The town was destroyed by New France in 1696 during the [Avalon Peninsula Campaign](/source/Avalon_Peninsula_Campaign) of [King William's War](/source/King_William's_War). Virtually forgotten for centuries, excavations of the original settlement began in earnest in the late 1980s and continue to this day.[2] ## Historic designations The site of the 17th-century [Colony of Avalon](/source/Province_of_Avalon) was designated a [National Historic Site of Canada](/source/National_Historic_Sites_of_Canada) in 1953.[3] It was also designated a Municipal Heritage District in 1998.[4] The Historic Ferryland Museum was designated a Municipal Heritage Site in 2006.[5] ## Demographics In the [2021 census](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), Ferryland had a population of 371 living in 191 of its 252 total private dwellings, a change of -10.39% from its 2016 population of 414. With a land area of 13.22 km2 (5.10 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[1] ## See also - [List of lighthouses in Canada](/source/List_of_lighthouses_in_Canada) - [British colonization of the Americas](/source/British_colonization_of_the_Americas) - [List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador) - [Sara Kirke](/source/Sara_Kirke) - [Erasmus Stourton](/source/Erasmus_Stourton) - [Ron Hynes](/source/Ron_Hynes) - [James Tuck (archaeologist)](/source/James_Tuck_(archaeologist)) ## References 1. ["Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador"](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000210). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022. 1. [Colony of Avalon](http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/ferryland-history-introduction.php) ## External links - [Official Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism Website – Ferryland](http://newfoundlandlabrador.com/PlacesToGo/GreatFinds.aspx?find=39) - [Ferryland – Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 2, pp. 50–60.](http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_enl/id/3122) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ferryland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferryland) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferryland?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.