Brigus Junction Explained

Brigus Junction is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The community was mainly used as a railway junction for the Newfoundland Railway that split the mainline (St. John's - Port Aux Basques) and the Carbonear Branchline.

Geography

Brigus Junction is in Newfoundland within Subdivision O of Division No. 1.^[1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brigus Junction recorded a population of 155 living in 75 of its 553 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 121. With a land area of 8.14km2, it had a population density of in 2016.^[2]

See also

• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

47.4°N -53.285°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador) . . February 7, 2018 . December 23, 2021.
2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador) . . February 7, 2018 . December 22, 2021.