Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Division No. 3
Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador
Coordinates: 47°31′20″N55°24′39″W / 47.52222°N 55.41083°W / 47.52222; -55.41083
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Area
[1]
  Total
19,912.67 km2 (7,688.32 sq mi)
 As of 2016
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total
13,920
  Density0.70/km2 (1.8/sq mi)

Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, primarily comprising the South Coast of the island of Newfoundland, starting roughly 10km northwest of Channel-Port aux Basques and ending roughly 10km east of Rencontre East. 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 2021 Census, the division had a population of 13,920 (down from 15,560 in 2016) and a land area of 19,912.67 square kilometres. [1]

Towns

Unorganized subdivisions

First Nations reserves

Demographics

Historical populations
Division No. 3, NL
YearPop.±%
195120,434    
196123,299+14.0%
197124,515+5.2%
197625,835+5.4%
198126,209+1.4%
198625,737−1.8%
199124,236−5.8%
1996 22,459−7.3%
2001 19,370−13.8%
2006 17,686−8.7%
2011 16,306−7.8%
2016 15,560−4.6%
2021 13,920−10.5%
[1] [3] [2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 3 had a population of 13,920 living in 6,342 of its 8,046 total private dwellings, a change of

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Division No. 3, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. "2011 Census Profile - Division No. 3, Census division". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2012.