Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador

Division No. 3
Division No. 3
Census division
	Coordinates: 47°31′20″N 55°24′39″W / 47.52222°N 55.41083°W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Area
• Total	19,912.67 km2 (7,688.32 sq mi)
	As of 2016
Population (2021)
• Total	13,920
• Density	0.70/km2 (1.8/sq mi)

Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, primarily comprising the South Coast of the island of Newfoundland, starting roughly 10km northwest of Channel-Port aux Basques and ending roughly 10km east of Rencontre East. Like all census divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador, but unlike the census divisions of some other provinces, the division exists only as a statistical division for census data, and is not a political entity.

In the Canada 2021 Census, the division had a population of 13,920 (down from 15,560 in 2016) and a land area of 19,912.67 square kilometres.^[1]

Towns

Unorganized subdivisions

First Nations reserves

Samiajij Miawpukek

Demographics

Historical populations
Division No. 3, NL
Year	Pop.	±%
1996	22,459	—
2001	19,370	−13.8%
2006	17,686	−8.7%
2011	16,306	−7.8%
2016	15,560	−4.6%
2021	13,920	−10.5%
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 3 had a population of 13,920 living in 6,342 of its 8,046 total private dwellings, a change of -10.5% from its 2016 population of 15,560. With a land area of 19,272.11 km² (7,441.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Division No. 3, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "2011 Census Profile - Division No. 3, Census division". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

External links

"Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador (Code 1003) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

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[census2016-1] "Census Profile, 2016 Census Division No. 3, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2019.

[2021census-2] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

[2011census-3] "2011 Census Profile - Division No. 3, Census division". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

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