Crow Head
Crow Head | |
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Town | |
  Crow Head Location of Crow Head  Crow Head Crow Head (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′47″N 54°48′00″W / 49.67972°N 54.80000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Hamlyn |
| • MHA | Derek Bennett (Lewisporte-Twillingate) |
| • MP | Clifford Small (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 156 |
| • Density | 59.4/km2 (154/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:30 (NST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−02:30 (NDT) |
| Postal Code | A0G 4M0 |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 340 |
Crow Head is a small town located on the north island of Twillingate in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is home to the Long Point Lighthouse. Its only land border is with the Town of Twillingate, to the southeast.
As of 2021, there were 156 residents, down from 203 in 2011.[1]
Its mayor, John Hamlyn, has been serving since 1963 and is the longest-serving mayor in Canada.[2]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Crow Head had a population of 156 living in 70 of its 106 total private dwellings, a change of -11.9% from its 2016 population of 177. With a land area of 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 51.5/km2 (133.3/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
See also
[edit]- Little Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Purcell's Harbour
- Durrell, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Back Harbour
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ "Mayor John Hamlyn has enjoyed his 55 years of service in Crow Head". The Telegram. Saltwire Network. November 14, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
External links
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Media related to Crow Head at Wikimedia Commons- Crow Head - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 1, p. 564.
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