| Division 1 | |
| Official Name: | Division No. 1 |
| Type: | Census division |
| Coordinates: | 47.55°N -94°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Area Total Km2: | 9,220.61 |
| Area Note: | As of 2016 |
| Population Total: | 270,348 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Leader Title: | MPs |
| Leader Name: | Churence Rogers, Ken McDonald, Seamus O'Regan and Jack Harris |
Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division covering the entire Avalon Peninsula including the Isthmus of Avalon of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Like all census divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador, but unlike the census divisions of some other provinces, the division exists only as a statistical division for census data, and is not a political entity.
The area has the largest population of the province, totaling 270,348 – 52% of the provincial total – in 2016. The total land area is 9,220.61 square kilometres.[1] The coast of the Avalon Peninsula is characterized by four main bays and a number of smaller bays. The four main bays are; Trinity Bay, Conception Bay, St. Mary's Bay and Placentia Bay. The largest bay is Placentia Bay.
The capital St. John's, of the province is located in this division along with the second largest of the three cities of the province, Mount Pearl. The majority of the towns and villages are located along the coast in much of the four main bays as mentioned.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 1 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 9104.58km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
| Ethnic Origin | Percentage of Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 51.8% | |
| English | 38.0% | |
| Irish | 28.4% | |
| Scottish | 7.6% | |
| French | 4.2% | |
| First Nations (North American Indian) | 3.5% | |
| German | 2.1% | |
| British Isles origins, not included elsewhere | 1.5% | |
| Welsh | 1.2% | |
| Newfoundlander | 1.0% | |
| Métis | 0.8% |