Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador

Census Division No. 9 is composed of the area of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador called the Northern Peninsula. It has a land area of 13,527.12 km² (5,222.85 sq mi) and had a population of 15,607 at the 2016 census.[1] The largest community is the town of St. Anthony, near its northern tip, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.

Division No. 9
Census division
Coordinates: 50°20′00″N 57°31′54″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Area
[1]
 • Total13,527.12 km2 (5,222.85 sq mi)
 As of 2016
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total15,607
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi)

It includes most of the Great Northern Peninsula, along with Gros Morne National Park.

Historical populations
Division No. 9, NL
YearPop.±%
200120,091—    
200618,084−10.0%
201116,786−7.2%
201615,607−7.0%
202114,733−5.6%
[2][1][3][4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 9 had a population of 14,733 living in 6,640 of its 9,366 total private dwellings, a change of -5.6% from its 2016 population of 15,607. With a land area of 13,209.48 km2 (5,100.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Towns
Name 2016 Census of Population[5]
Population (2016) Population (2011) Change Land area (km²) Population density
Anchor Point 314 326 -3.7% 2.41 130.2/km2
Bellburns 53 62 -14.5% 7.39 7.2/km2
Bird Cove 179 182 -1.6% 9.39 19.1/km2
Conche 170 181 -6.1% 9.25 18.4/km2
Cook's Harbour 123 176 -30.1% 1.95 63.1/km2
Cow Head 418 475 -9.9% 17.84 24.0/km2
Daniel's Harbour 253 265 -4.5% 8.19 30.9/km2
Englee 527 583 -9.6% 28.8 18.3/km2
Flower's Cove 270 308 -12.3% 7.64 35.3/km2
Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook 224 258 -13.2% 6.57 34.1/km2
Goose Cove East 174 211 -17.5% 2.69 64.7/km2
Hawke's Bay 315 338 -6.8% 46.55 6.8/km2
Main Brook 243 265 -8.3% 28.51 8.5/km2
Norris Point 670 685 -2.2% 4.91 136.5/km2
Parson's Pond 345 383 -9.9% 12.63 27.3/km2
Port au Choix 789 839 -6.0% 35.61 22.2/km2
Port Saunders 647 697 -3.3% 38.81 17.4/km2
Raleigh 177 201 -11.9% 11.12 15.9/km2
River of Ponds 215 228 -5.7% 4.69 45.8/km2
Rocky Harbour 947 979 -3.3% 12.08 78.4/km2
Roddickton-Bide Arm 999 1057 -5.5% 47.85 20.9/km2
Sally's Cove 20 27 -25.9% 4.54 4.4/km2
St. Anthony 2258 2418 -6.6% 37.02 61.0/km2
St. Lunaire-Griquet 604 661 -8.6% 16.68 36.2/km2
St. Pauls 238 258 -7.8% 5.35 44.5/km2
Trout River 552 576 -4.2% 5.91 93.4/km2
Woody Point 282 281 +0.4% 2.91 96.9/km2


Unorganized subdivisions

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Division No. 9, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. "2006 Community Profiles: Division No. 9". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  3. "Census Profile - Division No. 9, Census division". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-03.

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