Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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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 | |
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| Coordinates: 50°20′00″N 57°31′54″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,209.48 km2 (5,100.21 sq mi) |
| As of 2021 | |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 14,733 |
| • Density | 1.1153/km2 (2.8887/sq mi) |
It includes most of the Great Northern Peninsula, along with Gros Morne National Park.
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] | ||||
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| 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
- Subdivision A (Includes: Wiltondale, Lomond, Green Point)
- Subdivision C (Includes: Plum Point, St. Barbe, Savage Cove)
- Subdivision D (Includes: Ship Cove, Straitsview, Great Brehat)
- Subdivision F (Includes: Croque, Williamsport, Grandois)
- Subdivision G (Includes: Eddies Cove West, Barr'd Harbour)
- Subdivision H (Includes: Three Mile Rock, Portland Creek, Shallow Bay)