Colliers, Newfoundland and Labrador explained

Official Name:Colliers
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Newfoundland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Colliers in Newfoundland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:1
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ray Cole
Leader Title1:MHA
Leader Name1:Helen Conway-Ottenheimer (PC) Harbour Main
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Name2:Ken McDonald (Liberal) Avalon
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:26.23
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:613
Population Density Km2:24.9
Timezone:Newfoundland Time
Utc Offset:-3:30
Timezone Dst:Newfoundland Daylight
Utc Offset Dst:-2:30
Coordinates:47.45°N -67°W
Area Code:709
Blank Name:Highways

Colliers is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1 on Conception Bay.

According to the 2016 Statistics Canada Census: the area had a population of 654, with 424 dwellings.[1]

Colliers was considered by John Guy and his associates as a preferred place for the first settlement in North America. The area that became known as Cupers Cove (Cupids) was chosen to great tragedy. If Colliers had been chosen, this tragedy might not have occurred. Thus Colliers would have been the first permanent settlement in North America.

Famous residents of Colliers include former Lt. Gov. James A. McGrath, actor John Ryan and musician Terry McDonald.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Colliers had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 26.24km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Colliers, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador ]. 8 February 2017 . Statistics Canada . October 26, 2019.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador . . February 9, 2022 . March 15, 2022.

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47.45°N -53.2333°W