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Bay L'Argent (/beɪˈlɑːrdʒɛnt/ bay-LAR-jent)[2] is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Bay L'Argent
Town
Bay L'Argent
Location of Bay L'Argent in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°32′45″N 54°52′58″W
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
 • MayorRhonda Baker
Area
[1]
 • Land3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021[1])
 • Total234
 • Density29.5/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 212
Ferry to Rencontre East and Pool's Cove

The ferry MV Northern Seal has a port in Bay L'Argent servicing the isolated outport of Rencontre East with another port in Pool's Cove, on the Connaigre Peninsula.[3][4]


History


In 2009, the Bay L'Argent town council made Newfoundland and Labrador history by electing the first ever all-female council.


Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bay L'Argent had a population of 234 living in 115 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of -2.9% from its 2016 population of 241. With a land area of 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 62.6/km2 (162.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]


See also



References


  1. "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.
  2. The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  3. "Touring Newfoundland's Connaigre Peninsula". Cape Breton Post. Saltwire Network. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.


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