Colinet, Newfoundland and Labrador
Colinet is an incorporated town located on the northwest arm of St. Mary's Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Colinet | |
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Town | |
  Colinet Location of Colinet in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°13′10″N 53°32′53″W | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 103 |
| • Density | 12.8/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 81 Route 91 Route 93 |
Geography
Colinet is notable for two rivers, the Rocky and the Colinet, which enter the sea in or near the town.
The Rocky River has a man-made salmon ladder spanning the 8 metres (26 ft) waterfalls at its mouth. Originally not a salmon river because of those falls, the river was seeded with salmon fry in the mid-1980s. The salmon began using the man-made ladder to bypass the falls in 1987. In 2002, the river opened to recreational anglers, making it Atlantic Canada's newest salmon river.
Climate
| Climate data for Colinet | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
15.6 (60.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28 (82) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18 (64) |
16.7 (62.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9 (48) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.6 (−14.1) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−26 (−15) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−5 (23) |
−10 (14) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 130.4 (5.13) |
113.2 (4.46) |
105 (4.1) |
92.5 (3.64) |
96.9 (3.81) |
118.7 (4.67) |
102.4 (4.03) |
128.4 (5.06) |
119.4 (4.70) |
136.3 (5.37) |
126.4 (4.98) |
121.5 (4.78) |
1,391 (54.8) |
| Source: 1961-1990 Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Colinet had a population of 103 living in 54 of its 81 total private dwellings, a change of 28.8% from its 2016 population of 80.[1] With a land area of 6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.1/km2 (44.4/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 165 | — |
| 2011 | 110 | −33.3% |
| 2016 | 80 | −27.3% |
| 2021 | 103 | +28.8% |
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References
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Colinet, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1961–1990. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "2011 Colinet Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
External links
- The Making of a Salmon River: Rocky River, St. Mary's Bay
- the Rocky River Fishway
- Colinet - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 1, p. 477-478.
