Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador

Coordinates: 47°31′20″N 55°24′39″W / 47.52222°N 55.41083°W / 47.52222; -55.41083
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Division No. 3
Coordinates: 47°31′20″N 55°24′39″W / 47.52222°N 55.41083°W / 47.52222; -55.41083
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Area
 • Total19,912.67 km2 (7,688.32 sq mi)
 As of 2016
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total13,920
 • Density0.70/km2 (1.8/sq mi)

Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, primarily comprising the South Coast of the island of Newfoundland, starting roughly 10km northwest of Channel-Port aux Basques and ending roughly 10km east of Rencontre East. Like all census divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador, but unlike the census divisions of some other provinces, the division exists only as a statistical division for census data, and is not a political entity.

In the Canada 2021 Census, the division had a population of 13,920 (down from 15,560 in 2016) and a land area of 19,912.67 square kilometres.[1]

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Demographics[edit]

Historical populations
Division No. 3, NL
YearPop.±%
199622,459—    
200119,370−13.8%
200617,686−8.7%
201116,306−7.8%
201615,560−4.6%
202113,920−10.5%
[1][3][2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 3 had a population of 13,920 living in 6,342 of its 8,046 total private dwellings, a change of -10.5% from its 2016 population of 15,560. With a land area of 19,272.11 km2 (7,441.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km2 (1.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Division No. 3, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "2011 Census Profile - Division No. 3, Census division". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

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