Division No. 2, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Division No. 2
Coordinates: 47°21′42″N54°53′35″W / 47.36167°N 54.89306°W / 47.36167; -54.89306
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Area
[1]
  Total6,099.08 km2 (2,354.87 sq mi)
 As of 2016
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total20,372
  Density3.3/km2 (8.7/sq mi)

Division No. 2, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, primarily comprising the Burin Peninsula. 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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In the Canada 2016 Census, the division had a population of 20,372 (down from 21,351 in 2011) and a land area of 6,099.08 square kilometres. [1]

Towns

Unorganized subdivisions

Demographics

Historical populations
Division No. 2, NL
YearPop.±%
2006 22,298    
2011 21,351−4.2%
2016 20,372−4.6%
[1] [2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 2 had a population of 19,392 living in 8,891 of its 11,551 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Division No. 2, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. "2011 Census Profile - Division No. 2, Census division". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.