Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir
Milltown–Head of Bay d'Espoir is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 669 in the Canada 2021 Census.
Milltown–Head of Bay d'Espoir | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′33″N 55°44′39″W | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 669 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 361 |
In January 2017, Bay d'Espoir Academy, along with the local RCMP detachment and Milltown Town Hall/Fire Department, was set ablaze in an act of arson.[1] The original school was located in Milltown. A new school was built on a parcel of land in St. Alban's with construction completed in October 2021.[2][3][4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir had a population of 669 living in 320 of its 358 total private dwellings, a change of -10.7% from its 2016 population of 749. With a land area of 24.95 km2 (9.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.8/km2 (69.4/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
See also
References
- Tobin, Stephanie; Delaney, Anna (Jan 17, 2017). "Man charged after Milltown school, town hall, RCMP station burn". CBC News. Retrieved Feb 12, 2021.
- "Three Years After Arson, Contract Awarded for Replacement Milltown-Bay d'Espoir School". VOCM News. Aug 12, 2019. Retrieved Feb 12, 2021.
- "Some residents feel left out of the loop on new Bay d'Espoir school". CBC News. Feb 8, 2019. Retrieved Feb 12, 2021.
- Barry, Garrett (Mar 28, 2018). "Replacement coming for burnt-out Bay d'Espoir Academy". CBC News. Retrieved Feb 12, 2021.
- "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.
