Pinware Pied Noir | |
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Town | |
Pinware, NL | |
Coordinates: 51°37′19″N56°42′50″W / 51.62194°N 56.71389°W | |
Country | ![]() |
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Incorporated | 1978 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Mayor | Kayla Beals |
• Town Clerk | Mary Ellen Butt |
Population (2021) [1] | |
• Total | 64 |
Time zone | UTC-03:30 (NST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-02:30 (NDT) |
Area code | 709 |
Highways | ![]() |
Pinware is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town has a population of 64, according to the Canada 2021 Census. [1]
The town is located along Route 510 in Labrador, between L'Anse-au-Diable and Red Bay.
The community has been formerly known as Riviere des François, Pirouette River, and Black Bay. It is believed the name is a corruption of Pied Noir (black foot) from the shape of a rock found at the mouth of Black Rock Brook.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pinware had a population of 64 living in 28 of its 31 total private dwellings, a change of -27.3% from its 2016 population of 88. With a land area of 4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.7/km2 (40.6/sq mi) in 2021. [1]
Its 2016 census count of 88 was a decrease from its 2011 population of 107. [2]
Pinware was once a fishing community. [3]
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