Westport, Newfoundland and Labrador

Westport
Town
Interactive map of Westport
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population (2021)
• Total	185
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Postal code	A0K 5R0
Area code	709
Highways	Route 411

Westport Cove Lighthouse
Constructed	1906
Construction	structural wood (tower)
Height	3 m (9.8 ft)
Shape	octagonal truncated tower with lantern^[1]^[2]
Markings	White
Power source	solar power
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard

Focal height	10 m (33 ft)
Lens	sixth-order dioptric lens
Range	7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s

Westport is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 185 in 2021, down from 195 in the Canada 2016 Census.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Westport had a population of 185 living in 84 of its 124 total private dwellings, a change of −5.1% from its 2016 population of 195.^[3] With a land area of 5.23 km² (2.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 35.4/km² (91.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

References

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↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
↑ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
↑ Canada 2016 Census: Community Profile, Statistics Canada. Accessed February 6, 2018
↑ "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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The Westport of Westports
Westport - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol.5, p.540-541.
Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard

49°46′59″N 56°37′59″W / 49.783°N 56.633°W / 49.783; -56.633

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Towns	Baie Verte Baytona Beachside Birchy Bay Brent's Cove Brighton Burlington Campbellton Carmanville Change Islands Coachman's Cove Comfort Cove–Newstead Cottlesville Crow Head Embree Fleur de Lys Fogo Island King's Point LaScie Leading Tickles Lewisporte Little Bay Little Bay Islands Little Burnt Bay Lumsden Lushes Bight–Beaumont–Beaumont North Middle Arm Miles Cove Ming's Bight Musgrave Harbour Nipper's Harbour Pacquet Pilley's Island Point Leamington Point of Bay Port Anson Robert's Arm Seal Cove South Brook Springdale Summerford Tilt Cove Triton Twillingate Westport Woodstock
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Authority control databases: Westport Cove Lighthouse	ARLHS Admiralty: H0704 NGA CCG: N260

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