Pinware

Pinware is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town has a population of 64, according to the Canada 2021 Census.^[1]

Pinware Pied Noir
Town
Pinware, NL
Pinware
Coordinates: 51°37′19″N 56°42′50″W / 51.62194°N 56.71389°W / 51.62194; -56.71389
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated	1978
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Mayor	Kayla Beals
• Town Clerk	Mary Ellen Butt
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	64
Time zone	UTC-03:30 (NST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-02:30 (NDT)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway)

The town is located along Route 510 in Labrador, between L'Anse-au-Diable and Red Bay.

The community has been formerly known as Riviere des François, Pirouette River, and Black Bay. It is believed the name is a corruption of Pied Noir (black foot) from the shape of a rock found at the mouth of Black Rock Brook.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pinware had a population of 64 living in 28 of its 31 total private dwellings, a change of -27.3% from its 2016 population of 88. With a land area of 4.08 km² (1.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.7/km² (40.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Its 2016 census count of 88 was a decrease from its 2011 population of 107.^[2]

Economy

Pinware was once a fishing community.^[3]

References

1. "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.
2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
3. Delaney, Anna (Jul 18, 2016). "Adapt or die: Pinware mayor says towns must adapt to population changes or have 'sugar daddy' support them". CBC News. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

External links

  Media related to Pinware at Wikimedia Commons