Charlottetown (Newfoundland and Labrador)
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| Location in Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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| Province : | Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Region: | Census Division No. 10 | ||
| Coordinates : | 52 ° 46 ′ N , 56 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 10 m | ||
| Area : | 30.53 km² | ||
| Residents : | 290 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 9.5 inhabitants / km² | ||
Charlottetown is a municipality ( town ) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . Charlottetown was founded in 1950 by Benjamin Powell. The parish was named after Charlottetown , the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island .
location
Charlottetown is located on the south bank of White Bear Arm , a cove in southeast Labrador , 28 km north-northeast of Port Hope Simpson .
Charlottetown has a small airfield ( IATA : YHG). The 30 km long Route 514 connects Charlottetown with the Trans-Labrador Highway . There is also a boat connection to the remote settlement of Normans Bay .
population
In the 2016 census, the municipality had a population of 290. Five years earlier it was 308. Thus, the population has decreased slightly in recent years. The population consists mainly of Métis .
Web links
- Charlottetown at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Charlottetown (Labrador), Census 2016 . Statistics Canada. Accessed December 1, 2018.