North West River
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| Location in Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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| Province : | Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Region: | Census Division No. 10 | ||
| Coordinates : | 53 ° 32 ′ N , 60 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 10 m | ||
| Area : | 3.2 km² | ||
| Residents : | 547 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 170.9 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Website : | www.townofnwr.ca/home/ | ||
North West River is a municipality ( town ) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
location
The community is located in central east Labrador and belongs to the Census Division No. 10 . It is located on the north bank of the river of the same name at its confluence with Lake Melville . The place is located on a peninsula that borders Little Lake to the east and Lake Melville to the west.
A road bridge leads across the river to the opposite bank, where the village of Sheshatshui , which is also an Indian reservation, is located. The Route 520 connects Northwest River with the 30 km southwest located Happy Valley-Goose Bay .
population
In the 2016 census, the community had a population of 547. Five years earlier it was 553. Thus, the population has decreased slightly in recent years. The population consists mainly of Inuit and members of other First Nations .
history
North West River goes back to a trading post founded in 1743 by the French-Canadian fur trader Louis Fornel. About 20 years later, the English took over the area. From 1836 the Hudson's Bay Company operated a trading post in the North West River. The establishment of the Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay air force in the 1940s at Happy Valley-Goose Bay brought jobs to the region.
Web links
- Town of North West River
- North West River at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c North West River, Census 2016 . Statistics Canada. Accessed December 1, 2018.