Colliers, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Colliers
Town
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Colliers
Location of Colliers in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°27′N53°14′W / 47.450°N 53.233°W / 47.450; -53.233
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division 1
Government
 • MayorRay Cole
 •  MHA Helen Conway-Ottenheimer (PC) Harbour Main
 •  MP Ken McDonald (Liberal) Avalon
Area
[1]
 • Land26.23 km2 (10.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total613
 • Density24.9/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 60.svg Route 60

Colliers is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1 on Conception Bay.

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According to the 2016 Statistics Canada Census: the area had a population of 654, with 424 dwellings. [1]

Colliers was considered by John Guy and his associates as a preferred place for the first settlement in North America. The area that became known as Cupers Cove (Cupids) was chosen to great tragedy. If Colliers had been chosen, this tragedy might not have occurred. Thus Colliers would have been the first permanent settlement in North America.

Famous residents of Colliers include former Lt. Gov. James A. McGrath, actor John Ryan and musician Terry McDonald.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Colliers had a population of 613 living in 269 of its 414 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Colliers, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

47°27′00″N53°14′00″W / 47.45000°N 53.23333°W / 47.45000; -53.23333


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