Peterview

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Peterview, Newfoundland & Labrador
Peters Arm
Town
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Peterview's welcome sign on the only road into the community.
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Peterview, Newfoundland & Labrador
Location of Peterview in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°8′55″N55°21′02″W / 49.14861°N 55.35056°W / 49.14861; -55.35056
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division 6
Incorporated1962
Government
Area
  Total6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total723
  Density123.2/km2 (319/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Postal code span
A0H
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 350.svg Route 350
Website http://www.peterview.ca/

Peterview is a town located in the Exploits Valley area of central Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where Peters River empties into the Bay of Exploits, just south of Botwood, off Route 350.

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Originally named Peters Arm, the community was incorporated as the Town of Peterview in 1962. The mayor is Jim Samson and the deputy mayor is Pleman Brown. According to the 2001 Statistics Canada census, Peterview has a population of 807 with 266 [1] private dwellings.

Peterview has connections to Demasduit, also known as Mary March, a figure in Newfoundland history and one of the last Beothuks, as John Peyton, one of her captors, built the first house in the area. [2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peterview had a population of 723 living in 279 of its 288 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. Population and dwelling counts
  2. "Let's cleanse the landscape of the name of a Beothuk killer | CBC News".
  3. "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.

49°07′00″N55°21′00″W / 49.11667°N 55.35000°W / 49.11667; -55.35000