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Jackson's Arm is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on White Bay. It was settled by John Wicks of Christchurch, England, around 1870. The Post Office was established in 1892 and the first Postmistress was Belinda Peddle. The town had a population of 435 in 1956 and 277 as of the 2021 Canadian census. The primary industry of the town is fishing. In 2012, the local fish plant closed.[1]

Jackson's Arm
Town
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021)
 • Total277
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)709
Highways Route 420

Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jackson's Arm had a population of 277 living in 125 of its 169 total private dwellings, a change of -2.5% from its 2016 population of 284. With a land area of 7.07 km2 (2.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 39.2/km2 (101.5/sq mi) in 2021.[2]


See also



References


  1. "7 fish plants declared permanently closed". CBC News. May 24, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "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.


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