Campbellton is a small lumbering and fishing community located on the island of Newfoundland at Indian Arm, Notre Dame Bay. The community was originally named Indian Arm due to a Beothuk village located on the nearby Indian Arm River. It was renamed to Campbellton in honor of the sawmill manager John Campbell.
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![]() ![]() Campbellton Location of Campbellton in Newfoundland | |
Coordinates: 49°17′12″N 54°56′10″W | |
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• Mayor | Maisie Clark[1] |
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• Land | 35.71 km2 (13.79 sq mi) |
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• Total | 459 |
• Density | 12.7/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
Area code | 709 |
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Campbellton had a population of 459 living in 215 of its 289 total private dwellings, a change of 1.5% from its 2016 population of 452. With a land area of 35.81 km2 (13.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km2 (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
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