Division No. 6 | |
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| Coordinates: 49°00′N56°00′W / 49.000°N 56.000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,238.16 km2 (6,269.59 sq mi) |
| As of 2016 | |
| Population (2016) [1] | |
• Total | 38,345 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) |
Division No. 6 is a census division in the central part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is divided into 16 parts; 12 towns and four unorganized subdivisions.
The division had a population of 38,345 in the Canada 2016 Census. [1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1951 | 27,968 | — |
| 1961 | 38,045 | +36.0% |
| 1971 | 40,085 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 42,850 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 42,008 | −2.0% |
| 1986 | 40,714 | −3.1% |
| 1991 | 40,236 | −1.2% |
| 1996 | 39,118 | −2.8% |
| 2001 | 36,208 | −7.4% |
| 2006 | 36,208 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37,304 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 38,345 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 37,339 | −2.6% |
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 6 had a population of 37,339 living in 16,489 of its 19,498 total private dwellings, a change of -2.6% from its 2016 population of 38,345. With a land area of 16,043.38 km2 (6,194.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) in 2021. [3]