Crow Head Explained

Official Name:Crow Head
Settlement Type:Town
Coordinates:49.6797°N -54.8°W
Pushpin Map:Newfoundland#Canada
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Crow Head
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Established Title:Settled
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:John Hamlyn
Leader Name1:Derek Bennett
(Lewisporte-Twillingate)
Leader Name2:Clifford Small
(Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame)
Area Land Km2:2.98
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:156
Population Density Km2:59.4
Utc Offset:−03:30
Utc Offset Dst:−02:30
Postal Code:A0G 4M0

Crow Head is a small town located on the north island of Twillingate in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is home to the Long Point Lighthouse. Its only land border is with the Town of Twillingate, to the southeast.

As of 2021, there were 156 residents, down from 203 in 2011.

Its mayor, John Hamlyn, has been serving since 1963 and is the longest-serving mayor in Canada.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Crow Head had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 3.03km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mayor John Hamlyn has enjoyed his 55 years of service in Crow Head . October 28, 2019 . . Saltwire Network . November 14, 2018.
  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.