Pinware
Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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.
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.
01Demographics
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.
Its 2016 census count of 88 was a decrease from its 2011 population of 107.
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- Pinware, Labrador (NL), Canada.JPG by Didier Naulleau, CC BY-SA 3.0
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