Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador
Town of Branch | |
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Town | |
 View of the town of Branch from Route 92 | |
  Town of Branch Location of Branch in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′00″N 53°58′00″W / 46.88333°N 53.96667°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kelly Power |
| Area | |
| • Land | 16.18 km2 (6.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 177 |
| • Density | 10.9/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 92 Route 100 |
The Town of Branch is an incorporated community on the Cape Shore of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and had a population of 177 (as of the 2021 census).[1]
Geography
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It is located on St. Mary's Bay and can be accessed via Route 100 or Route 92. Nearby communities include Point Lance and St. Bride's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
History
[edit]The first settler of Branch was Thomas Nash, an Irish fisherman and boat builder. He arrived in Caplin Bay (Calvert) on the Southern Shore in 1765 and eventually came to Branch in the year 1790.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Branch had a population of 177 living in 96 of its 142 total private dwellings, a change of -22.4% from its 2016 population of 228. With a land area of 16.18 km2 (6.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.9/km2 (28.3/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
References
[edit]- Letter Book of the Colonial Secretary's Office, vol. 3, 1759–65, P- 352, V0l- 5, 1771–74, P. 180, PANL; Newfoundland Sessions Court Records, Ferryland, 1789–94, case of Sept. 15, 1770, and case of Sept. 20, 1790, PANL; Cyril J. Byrne, ed., Gentlemen-Bishops and Faction Fighters: The Letters of Bishops O'Donel, Lambert, Scallan and Other Irish Missionaries (St. John's: Jesperson Press, 1984), pp. 62–64, 90-91; John J. Mannion, card files.
- A Place to Belong – Community Order and Everyday Space in Calvert, Newfoundland, Gerard Pocius.
- Irish Settlements in Eastern Canada, John J. Manion.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Branch, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ "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.
External links
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