Morrisville, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Morrisville | |
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| Coordinates: 47°52′58″N 55°46′02″W / 47.88278°N 55.76722°W / 47.88278; -55.76722 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 93 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 361 |
Morrisville is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located in the Bay d'Espoir, 169 km (105 mi) from Grand Falls-Windsor.[1] As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 93.
In October 2016, the town, along with a few others in Atlantic Canada, was devastated from flooding related to Hurricane Matthew.[2]
In the 2021 census conducted by Statistics Canada, Morrisville had a population of 93 living in 43 of its 46 total private dwellings, a change of -7.9% from its 2016 population of 101. With a land area of 14.09 km2 (5.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.6/km2 (17.1/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Thousands of people in a huge stretch of southern Newfoundland are losing their last doctor". CBC News. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
It's tough news for communities connected to Route 360 in the Coast of Bays area that rely on the hospital because the facility will be put on full diversion: ambulances will now have to travel over 200 kilometres north to the nearest hospital, in Grand-Falls Windsor.
- ↑ "VOCM - Communities Cut Off as Flood Waters Destroy Roads". vocm.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12.
- ↑ "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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