Pinware

Pinware
Pied Noir
Town
Pinware, NL
Pinware, NL
Pinware is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Pinware
Pinware
Location within Newfoundland and Labrador
Coordinates: 51°37′19″N 56°42′50″W / 51.62194°N 56.71389°W / 51.62194; -56.71389
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated1978
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • MayorKayla Beals
 • Town ClerkMary Ellen Butt
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
64
Time zoneUTC-03:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-02:30 (NDT)
Area code709
Highways Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway)

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.

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

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.

Its 2016 census count of 88 was a decrease from its 2011 population of 107.

Economy

Pinware was once a fishing community.

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Delaney, Anna (Jul 18, 2016). "Adapt or die: Pinware mayor says towns must adapt to population changes or have 'sugar daddy' support them". CBC News. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.

See also

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