L'Anse-au-Loup

L'Anse-au-Loup
Wolf Cove
Town
L'Anse-au-Loup is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
L'Anse-au-Loup
L'Anse-au-Loup
Location of L'Anse-au-Loup in Newfoundland & Labrador
L'Anse-au-Loup is located in Canada
L'Anse-au-Loup
L'Anse-au-Loup
L'Anse-au-Loup (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°31′33″N 56°50′01″W / 51.5257°N 56.8335°W / 51.5257; -56.8335
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Area
 • Land3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total692
 • Density160.5/km2 (416/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway)

L'Anse-au-Loup is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 692 in the Canada 2021 Census, up from 558 in 2016.[1] In the Canada 2006 Census, there were 593 inhabitants. Common Surnames are Barney, Belben, Cabot, Earle, Linstead, Normore, O'Brien, Ryland.

The town is located along Route 510 in Labrador, between Forteau and L'Anse-au-Diable. The town was incorporated in 1975. The first mayor was Reginald O'Brien Sr.

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Anse au Loup had a population of 692 residing in 302 of its 322 total private dwellings, a change of 24% from its 2016 population of 558. With a land area of 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 204.1/km2 (528.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "L'Anse au Loup, T [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada [Country] (table) Census Profile". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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.