St. Brendan's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. Brendan's is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 125 in the Canada 2021 Census.[1] St. Brendan's is inaccessible by road and is served by a daily ferry service from Burnside.[2][3][4][5]

St. Brendan's
Cottles Island
Community
Ferry to St. Brendan's
Coordinates: 48°51′29″N 53°39′58″W
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021)
 • Total125
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)709
Highways Ferry to Burnside

St. Gabriel's All Grade is the only school in the community and in 2018 had only six students.[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Brendan's had a population of 125 living in 69 of its 122 total private dwellings, a change of -13.8% from its 2016 population of 145. With a land area of 9.76 km2 (3.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km2 (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

See also

References
  1. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]". 12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  2. "$6M ferry service for 114 people: But don't mention resettlement on St. Brendan's - CBC News". CBC. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  3. "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  4. "Conciliation sought as N.L. ferry strike drags on - CBC News". CBC. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  5. "12-passenger ferry in La Poile has residents 'completely fed up'". CBC News. Mar 19, 2018. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
  6. "No classmates? No problem, says only grad at prom night in St. Brendan's". Cbc.ca. May 18, 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  7. "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.


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