1945 census of Newfoundland

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1945 Census of Newfoundland

 1935October 1, 1945 1951  

General information
CountryNewfoundland
Results
Total population321,819 (Increase2.svg11.1%)

The 1945 census of Newfoundland was the eleventh population census taken in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the last to take place prior to the 1948 Newfoundland referendums which resulted in it joining Canada in 1949. The census took place on October 1, 1945, and was fully published on December 1, 1949, seven months after its accession to Canada. Despite being carried out by the government of Newfoundland, tabulation and publication of the census was carried out by the Canadian Dominion Bureau of Statistics. [1]

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The total population count of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1945 was 321,819. This was an 11.1% increase over the 1935 census of 289,588. The next census that took place was in 1951, as part of Canada.

Census summary

A summary of information about Newfoundland. [2]

Total population321,819
Families68,000
Dwellings62,418
Men164,595
Women157,224

For census purposes, Newfoundland and Labrador was divided into 25 census districts, 24 on the island of Newfoundland and the last consisting of the entirety of Labrador.

Census District1945 census1935 census1921 census % change
1935-1945
 % change
1921-1945
White Bay 10,7458,7216,54223.264.2
Green Bay 8,6068,2578,4014.22.4
Grand Falls 19,45814,3739,22735.4110.9
Twillingate 9,5668,7988,5918.711.3
Fogo 10,0779,5909,2245.19.2
Bonavista North12,97812,31912,6055.33.0
Bonavista South11,58411,75312,149-1.4-4.7
Trinity North12,80812,76612,7010.30.8
Trinity South10,98311,08810,688-0.92.8
CarbonearBaie de Verde 12,82513,40915,307-4.4-16.2
Harbour Grace 7,2497,5638,196-4.2-11.6
Port de Grave 8,2788,7509,991-5.4-17.1
Harbour MainBell Island 17,54915,01713,61916.928.9
St. John’s West36,43529,56524,79123.247.0
St. John’s East28,82125,32123,01013.825.3
Ferryland 6,3466,6827,367-5.0-13.9
PlacentiaSt. Mary’s 9,4488,4548,50411.811.1
Placentia West9,6539,5759,6670.8-0.1
Burin 10,94010,66810,2932.56.3
Fortune BayHermitage 11,44511,33410,5401.08.6
BurgeoLa Poile 9,3579,2938,6450.78.2
St. George’sPort au Port 13,0749,7488,82234.148.2
Humber 20,56015,1664,74535.6333.3
St. Barbe 7,5096,6625,63412.733.3
Newfoundland subtotal316,294284,872259,25911.022.0
Labrador 5,5254,7163,77417.246.4
Newfoundland and Labrador total321,819289,588263,03311.122.3

Among the census districts which saw a population decrease from 1935, three of them are located in the vicinity of Conception Bay.

In the 1945 census, one settlement—St. John’s (population 44,603)—recorded more than 10,000 inhabitants. Two others, Corner Brook (population 8,711) and Bell Island (total population 8,171; settlement population 6,028), had a population exceeding 5,000.

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References

  1. "Eleventh Census of Newfoundland and Labrador 1945 Volume I Population" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  2. "Census of Newfoundland, 1945" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-10-26.