Postville (Newfoundland and Labrador)
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 Postville airfield, part of the settlement in the lower right corner of the picture |
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| Location in Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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| Province : | Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Region: | Census Division No. 11 | ||
| Coordinates : | 54 ° 55 ′ N , 59 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 10 m | ||
| Area : | 1.98 km² | ||
| Residents : | 177 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 89.4 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 ) | ||
Postville ( Inuit name: Qipuqqaq ) is a municipality ( town ) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
location
The parish belongs to the Census Division No. 11 . It is located on the north shore of Kaipokok Bay . Postville has a small airfield ( IATA : YSO). Postville is usually reached by air from Happy Valley-Goose Bay , 180 km south-southwest . Between mid-June and mid-November there is a ferry service from Goose Bay along the Labrador Coast, which runs via Postville to Nain .
Residents
The 2016 census showed a population of 177 inhabitants for the municipality. In the census in 2011 there were 206. Thus, the population has decreased sharply in recent years. The population is mainly Inuit or of mixed Inuit and European descent.
history
The place was established as a trading post for the Hudson's Bay Company , which operated it until 1879. The trading post was called "The Post". In the 1940s, the settlement was renamed Postville by a pastor who helped build a school and church there .
climate
The climate is determined by the Labrador Current. Postville is in the cold temperate climate zone . In the summer months of July and August the average temperatures are around 10 ° C, in the winter months of January and February around -16 ° C.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Postville, Census 2016 . Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ↑ TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 316. 1985. Retrieved September 5, 2018.