Cartwright (Newfoundland and Labrador)
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| Province : | Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Region: | Census Division No. 10 | ||
| Coordinates : | 53 ° 42 ′ N , 57 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 10 m | ||
| Area : | 3.27 km² | ||
| Residents : | 427 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 130.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
Cartwright is a municipality ( town ) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . Port Hope Simpson was founded in 1775. The parish was named after George Cartwright , an English army officer and fur trader.
location
The community is located on the northeast shore of Sandwich Bay in southeast Labrador .
Cartwright owns a small airfield ( IATA : YRF). The nearly 95 km long Route 516 connects Cartwright with the Trans-Labrador Highway . There is also a ferry connection to Rigolet and Black Tickle .
history
Between 1953 and 1968, the Cartwright Air Station radar station was operated as part of the Distant Early Warning Line .
population
In the 2016 census, the community had a population of 427. Five years earlier it was 504. Thus, the population has decreased in recent years. The population consists mainly of Métis and Inuit .
Web links
- Cartwright at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Cartwright, Census 2016 . Statistics Canada. Accessed December 1, 2018.