Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador

Gambo is a town and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located in the northeastern portion of the island of Newfoundland on Freshwater Bay, it is in Division No. 7.

Gambo is the closest town to Mint Brook, the birthplace of Joey Smallwood, former premier of Newfoundland and last father of confederation. It is located Template:Convert from Gander International Airport and Template:Convert from St. John's.

History

The name Gambo first appeared in the census of 1857. The name Gambo is said by M. F. Howley to be a corruption of a Spanish or Portuguese name that meant "bay of does".<ref name="gambol">Template:Cite web</ref> The first steam-driven sawmill in Newfoundland was established here. The first-way office was established in 1882 under Waymaster Simeon Osmond. In 1964, the three separate communities of Dark Cove, Middle Brook, and Gambo were incorporated as one town known as Dark Cove-Middle Brook-Gambo. In 1980, the town officially changed its name to Gambo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Gambo is in Newfoundland within Subdivision of Division No. 7.<ref name=2016census2>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gambo had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021census>Template:Cite web</ref>

Attractions

Gambo is known for its Smallwood Days and its Loggers' Sports Festival. One of the town's most important sights is the Logger's Memorial Park.

Logger's Memorial Park

Logger's Memorial Park

Notable people

• Randy Collins, member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
• Ursula Kelly, research professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Tom Lush, member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
• Peg Norman, documentary filmmaker
• Tara Nova, drag performer and Canada's Drag Race contestant
• Joey Smallwood, first premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

See also

• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

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