Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador

The Springdale area was first inhabited by aboriginal peoples, including the Beothuk and Mi'kmaq, and there is evidence to suggest that the Dorset and Maritime Archaic Indians also spent time there.

Hall's Bay takes its name from an ill-fated ship captain who, along with his crew, was killed and decapitated by a group of Beothuk in the mid-18th century. According to local lore, the heads of Captain Hall and his crewmen were found on top of wooden pikes stuck in the ground along the coast of the bay. Like most communities in this region, Springdale is home to many legends centred on the Beothuk people.

The first recorded European settler was Nicholas Peters who, in 1877, constructed a sawmill on Mill Island, near the mouth of Indian River, and approximately 200 metres off the shore of present-day Springdale. There are several families living in Springdale today who are his direct descendants (with the surnames of Peters or Young), some of whom live on 'Peters Lane'. This sawmill attracted other settlers, and buildings were soon constructed on the "mainland," across from Mill Island, in a sheltered area called Wolf Cove. In fact, "Wolf Cove" remained the name of the settlement for a number of years.

The sawmill was eventually sold to the Curtis Brothers of Twillingate, and was destroyed by fire in 1890. After the blaze, settlers ceased to live on Mill Island, and moved to Wolf Cove.

In Wolf Cove, there was a freshwater spring that served as a source of water for residents, and in 1897, the community took this spring as its namesake, officially changing "Wolf Cove" to "Springdale". This spring still stands near the waterfront, but has since been covered up because of poor water quality due to pollution from a nearby industry.

The Mainmast Museum is home to hundreds of artifacts from Hall's Bay's past, some of which date back to the 18th century. The museum is located on the waterfront in Springdale.

The H.C. Grant Heritage Museum is a Municipal Heritage Building (c. 1917-20) on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.{{cite web |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=5348&pid=0 |website=HistoricPlaces.ca |title=H.C. Grant Heritage Museum Municipal Heritage Building |accessdate=October 24, 2019}}

The Springdale Heritage Society tells of the history of Springdale and the surrounding area. It is housed in the refurbished courthouse, originally built in the mid-1950s.

In 2018, Springdale received national attention after the town council voted 4–3 against installing an LGBT pride crosswalk.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/no-decision-yet-on-rainbow-crosswalk-1.4632069 |title='To me, it's peace and love': Springdale students make appeal for rainbow crosswalk |first=Garrett |last=Barry|publisher=CBC News|date=April 23, 2018 |accessdate=October 24, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4157837/newfoundland-rainbow-crosswalk/ |title=Canadian celebrities roast Newfoundland town council for rejecting rainbow crosswalk |date=April 20, 2018 |publisher=Global News |accessdate=October 24, 2019}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegram.com/news/springdale-council-denies-request-for-rainbow-crosswalk-from-indian-river-highs-gender-sexuality-alliance-203183/ |title=Springdale council denies request for rainbow crosswalk from Indian River High's Gender Sexuality Alliance |date=April 19, 2018 |first=Cory |last=Hurley|publisher=Saltwire Network |work=The Telegram |accessdate=October 24, 2019}}{{cite news |url=http://www.cbncompass.ca/news/springdale-council-stands-by-decision-not-to-paint-rainbow-crosswalk-206219/ |title=Updated: Springdale council stands by decision not to paint rainbow crosswalk |date=April 30, 2018 |first=Cory |last=Hurley|publisher=Saltwire Network |work=The Compass|accessdate=October 24, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/springdale-pride-crosswalk-1.4643583 |title=Springdale students pledge to find crosswalk alternative |date=May 1, 2018|first=Garrett |last=Barry|publisher=CBC News |accessdate=October 24, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/no-rainbow-crosswalk-coming-to-springadale-1.4641828 |title=Rainbow crosswalk rejected again in Springdale |date=April 30, 2018 |first=Andrew |last=Sampson |publisher=CBC News |accessdate=October 24, 2019}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/in-depth-a-town-divided-springdale-ponders-the-question-of-inclusion-204070/ |title=In-Depth: A town divided — Springdale ponders the question of inclusion |date=April 23, 2018 |first1=Barb |last1=Sweet |first2=David |last2=Maher |publisher=Saltwire Network |work=The Telegram |accessdate=October 25, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/04/29/newfoundland-shows-support-for-lgbtq-community-in-wake-of-controversial-town-vote.html |title=Newfoundland shows support for LGBTQ community in wake of controversial town vote |date=April 29, 2018 |first=Holly |last=McKenzie-Sutter |publisher=The Toronto Star|accessdate=October 25, 2019}}{{cite news |title=Resistance to LGBTQ community not isolated problems in N.L., says reporter |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/maher-lgbtq-rural-newfoundland-1.4669447 |date=May 21, 2018 |first=Terri |last=Coles |publisher=CBC News|accessdate=October 25, 2019}}

Springdale has a humid continental climate (Koppen: Dfb), with mild to warm summers and chilly winters. Precipitation is reliable year round but peaks in the months of August, October and November.{{Cite web|title=Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=springdale&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=6737&dispBack=1|last=Canada|first=Environment and Climate Change|date=2011-01-19|website=climate.weather.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2020-05-24}}{{Weather box

|location = Springdale

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 12

|Feb record high C = 14

|Mar record high C = 15.6

|Apr record high C = 22

|May record high C = 28.3

|Jun record high C = 33.3

|Jul record high C = 35.5

|Aug record high C = 33.9

|Sep record high C = 31.7

|Oct record high C = 22.8

|Nov record high C = 18.9

|Dec record high C = 15

|year record high C = 35.5

|Jan high C = -2.8

|Feb high C = -2.8

|Mar high C = 1.3

|Apr high C = 5.1

|May high C = 11.4

|Jun high C = 18.1

|Jul high C = 22.6

|Aug high C = 21.3

|Sep high C = 16.3

|Oct high C = 10.3

|Nov high C = 5.1

|Dec high C = -0.3

|year high C = 8.8

|Jan mean C = -8

|Feb mean C = -8.3

|Mar mean C = -3.8

|Apr mean C = 1

|May mean C = 6.4

|Jun mean C = 12.1

|Jul mean C = 16.8

|Aug mean C = 15.7

|Sep mean C = 10.9

|Oct mean C = 5.8

|Nov mean C = 1.3

|Dec mean C = -4.8

|year mean C = 3.8

|Jan low C = -13.4

|Feb low C = -14

|Mar low C = -9.1

|Apr low C = -3.2

|May low C = 1.2

|Jun low C = 5.9

|Jul low C = 10.9

|Aug low C = 10.1

|Sep low C = 5.5

|Oct low C = 1.3

|Nov low C = -2.5

|Dec low C = -9.4

|year low C = -1.4

|Jan record low C = -35

|Feb record low C = -40.6

|Mar record low C = -36

|Apr record low C = -20

|May record low C = -15

|Jun record low C = -5

|Jul record low C = -1.1

|Aug record low C = -1.1

|Sep record low C = -3.9

|Oct record low C = -12.8

|Nov record low C = -24

|Dec record low C = -32.2

|year record low C = -40.6

|Jan precipitation mm = 81.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 66

|Mar precipitation mm = 74.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 63.7

|May precipitation mm = 75.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 89.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 78.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 103.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 85.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 108.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 97.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 86.2

|year precipitation mm = 1010.3

|source 1 = 1961-1990 Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada—[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1961_1990_e.html?stnID=732&prov=NF&lang=e&province=NF&provBut=Search&month1=0&month2=12 1961–1990]. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

|date=October 2012

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Springdale had a population of {{val|2965|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|1285|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|1424|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2965-2971}}|2971|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|2971|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|17.46|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2965|17.46|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{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}}

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• [http://nfsales.com/webs/web.asp?user=townofspringdale Town of Springdale]
• [http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_enl/id/3852 Springdale - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 5, p. 279-281.]

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