Lamaline
Lamaline is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 480 in 1940, 643 in 1956 and 218 in the Canada 2021 Census. Lamaline was a small place with 10 families in 1864. The Way Office was established in 1863 and the first Waymaster was James Pittman.
Lamaline | |
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Town | |
 Route 220 in Lamaline | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marie Collins |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 218[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 220 |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lamaline had a population of 218 living in 101 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of -18.4% from its 2016 population of 267. With a land area of 79.75 km2 (30.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 709 | — |
| 1911 | 821 | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 540 | −34.2% |
| 1996 | 440 | −18.5% |
| 2001 | 346 | −21.4% |
| 2006 | 315 | −9.0% |
| 2011 | 286 | −9.2% |
| 2016 | 267 | −6.6% |
| 2021 | 218 | −18.4% |
See also
References
- "2016 Community Profiles - Lamaline". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- "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.
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