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Westport is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 185 in 2021, down from 195 in the Canada 2016 Census.

Westport
Town
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021)
  Total185
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)709
Highways Route 411
Westport Cove Lighthouse
Constructed1906 
Constructionlumber (tower) 
Height3 m (9.8 ft) 
Shapeoctagonal truncated tower with lantern[1][2]
Markingswhite 
Power sourcesolar power 
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard 
Focal height10 m (33 ft) 
Lenssixth-order dioptric lens
Range7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) 
CharacteristicFl W 4s 

Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Westport had a population of 185 living in 84 of its 124 total private dwellings, a change of -5.1% from its 2016 population of 195.[3] With a land area of 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 35.4/km2 (91.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]


See also



References


  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
  3. Canada 2016 Census: Community Profile, Statistics Canada. Accessed February 6, 2018
  4. "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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