Division No. 8 is a census division on the north coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has a land area of 9,314.57 km² (3,596.4 sq mi) and had a population of 33,940 at the 2016 census.[2] Its largest communities are the towns of Lewisporte, Springdale, and Twillingate.
Division No. 8 | |
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| Coordinates: 48°25′12″N 53°52′48″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,314.57 km2 (3,596.38 sq mi) |
| As of 2016 | |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 35,794 |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (10.0/sq mi) |
Towns
- Baie Verte
- Baytona
- Beachside
- Birchy Bay
- Brent's Cove
- Brighton
- Burlington
- Campbellton
- Carmanville
- Change Islands
- Coachman's Cove
- Comfort Cove-Newstead
- Cottlesville
- Crow Head
- Embree
- Fleur de Lys
- Fogo Island
- King's Point
- LaScie
- Leading Tickles
- Lewisporte
- Little Bay
- Little Bay Islands
- Little Burnt Bay
- Lumsden
- Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North
- Middle Arm
- Miles Cove
- Ming's Bight
- Musgrave Harbour
- Nipper's Harbour
- Pacquet
- Pilley's Island
- Point Leamington
- Point of Bay
- Port Anson
- Roberts Arm
- Seal Cove
- South Brook
- Springdale
- Summerford
- Tilt Cove
- Triton
- Twillingate
- Westport
- Woodstock
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 8 had a population of 33,940 living in 15,385 of its 21,721 total private dwellings, a change of -5.2% from its 2016 population of 35,794. With a land area of 9,234.94 km2 (3,565.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
Unorganized subdivisions
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