Clarenville-Shoal Harbour, Nfld, Town, pop 5104 (2001c), 5335 (1996c), 3071 (Clarenville 1991c), 1402 (Shoal Harbour 1991c), area 140.73 km2, inc 1994, is situated in a long, picturesque arm facing RANDOM I on the W side of TRINITY BAY. Clarenville was an amalgamation (c1890) of 5 small logging and sawmilling communities which had been settled in the mid-1800s. It was named Clarenceville in honour of the Duke of Clarence but its name evolved to Clarenville by 1901. Located at the base of the Bonavista Peninsula on the original route of the Newfoundland Ry and at the start (after 1911) of the Bonavista branch line, it soon became the railway and transportation centre for the region. Today the Cabot Highway to Bonavista joins the Trans-Canada Highway at Clarenville-Shoal Harbour. Shipbuilding, asphalt and creosote manufacture, agriculture and tourism have all been significant aspects of its economy. Today the town is mainly a service centre for the surrounding area.