Terra Nova, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Terra Nova
New Land
Town
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Terra Nova
Location of Terra Nova in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 48°30′N54°13′W / 48.500°N 54.217°W / 48.500; -54.217
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021)
  Total99
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 301.svg Route 301
Website https://townofterranova.ca/

Terra Nova is a town located southwest of Glovertown on the island of Newfoundland. It was served by the Canadian National Railway in the 1950s. The population in 2006 was 68, this from a historic low of just 28 in 1996. By 2016, the population had risen to 73, down slightly from the total of 83 recorded in 2011. There is a sizable leisure and summer population here seasonally as well as the stable permanent population.

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Terra Nova is accessible from Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) via Route 301 (Terra Nova Road).

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Terra Nova had a population of 99 living in 52 of its 164 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. "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.

48°30′N54°13′W / 48.500°N 54.217°W / 48.500; -54.217