Pinware
Pinware
Pied Noir | |
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Town | |
| Pinware, NL Pinware, NL | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Province | File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 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 | File:NL Route 510.svg Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway) |
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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.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]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]
Economy
[edit | edit source]Pinware was once a fishing community.[3]
References
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See also
[edit | edit source]External links
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