Division No. 10, Newfoundland and Labrador

Census Division No. 10 of Newfoundland and Labrador is composed of the Labrador region of the province, excluding Nunatsiavut. It has a land area of 199,703 km² (77,105.8 sq mi) and at the 2016 census had a population of 24,639,[1] up from 24,111 in 2011.[2] Its two major population centres are the towns of Happy Valley-Goose Bay[3] and Labrador City.

Division No. 10
Census division
Location of Division No. 10 in Newfoundland and Labrador
Location of Division No. 10 in Newfoundland and Labrador
Coordinates: 52°57′N 66°55′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Area
[1]
 • Total199,703.36 km2 (77,105.90 sq mi)
 As of 2016
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total24,639
 • Density0.12/km2 (0.32/sq mi)

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 10 had a population of 24,332 living in 9,518 of its 10,941 total private dwellings, a change of -1.2% from its 2016 population of 24,639. With a land area of 191,691.09 km2 (74,012.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Top Ten Ethnic Origins for the Population in Division No. 10, Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada 2016 Census) [5]
Ethnic OriginPercentage of Population
Canadian41.8%
English30.4%
First Nations (North American Indian)15.8%
Inuit14.8%
Métis13.6%
Irish12.5%
Scottish7.1%
French6.4%
German1.8%
British Isles origins, not included elsewhere0.9%
Newfoundlander0.8%

Towns

Unorganized subdivisions

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Division No. 10, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. "Census Profile - Division No. 10, Census division". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  3. "Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador (Town) Census Subdivision". Community Profiles. Statistics Canada.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. "Census Profile, 2016 Census".

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