Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Division 1
Census division
Division No. 1
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Coordinates: 47°33′N52°42′W / 47.550°N 52.700°W / 47.550; -52.700
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
 •  MPs Jonathan Rowe, Paul Connors, Tom Osborne and Joanne Thompson
Area
[1]
 • Total
9,220.61 km2 (3,560.10 sq mi)
 As of 2016
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total
270,348
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)

Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division covering the entire Avalon Peninsula including the Isthmus of Avalon of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Like all census divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador, but unlike the census divisions of some other provinces, the division exists only as a statistical division for census data, and is not a political entity.

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The area has the largest population of the province, totaling 270,348 – 52% of the provincial total – in 2016. The total land area is 9,220.61 square kilometres. [1] The coast of the Avalon Peninsula is characterized by four main bays and a number of smaller bays. The four main bays are; Trinity Bay, Conception Bay, St. Mary's Bay and Placentia Bay. The largest bay is Placentia Bay.

St. John's, the capital of the province, is located in this division along with the second largest of the three cities of the province, Mount Pearl. The majority of the towns and villages are located along the coast in much of the four main bays as mentioned.

Incorporated Communities

Cities

Towns

Unorganized subdivisions

Demographics

Historical populations
Division No. 1, NL
YearPop.±%
1951149,543—    
1961188,904+26.3%
1971214,380+13.5%
1976228,365+6.5%
1981239,410+4.8%
1986246,149+2.8%
1991253,203+2.9%
1996251,523−0.7%
2001242,875−3.4%
2006 248,418+2.3%
2011 262,410+5.6%
2016 270,348+3.0%
2021 271,878+0.6%
[1] [2] [3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 1 had a population of 271,878 living in 117,178 of its 135,137 total private dwellings, a change of

Top Ten Ethnic Origins for the Population in Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada 2016 Census) [4]
Ethnic OriginPercentage of Population
Canadian51.8%
English38.0%
Irish28.4%
Scottish7.6%
French4.2%
First Nations (North American Indian)3.5%
German2.1%
British Isles origins, not included elsewhere1.5%
Welsh1.2%
Newfoundlander1.0%
Métis0.8%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Division No. 1, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census Profile - Division No. 1, Census division". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census".
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