Pinware, Newfoundland and Labrador

Pinware
Pied Noir
Town
Pinware, NL
Pinware, NL
Pinware is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Pinware
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
Incorporated1978
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • MayorKayla Beals
 • Town ClerkMary Ellen Butt
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
64
Time zoneUTC-03:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-02:30 (NDT)
Area code709
Highways Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway)

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]

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

See also

Media related to Pinware at Wikimedia Commons