Eastport, Newfoundland and Labrador explained

Official Name:	Eastport
Other Name:	Salvage Bay, Salvage New, Brighton
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Leader Name:	Genevieve Squire
Area Land Km2:	18.64
Population Total:	527
Population Density Km2:	26.9
Utc Offset:	-3:30
Utc Offset Dst:	-2:30
Coordinates:	48.65°N -99°W

Eastport is a long-popular Newfoundland vacation destination on the Eastport Peninsula.Eastport is located on the north-eastern border of Terra Nova National Park and is known for its sandy beaches,^{[1] [2]} scenery and traditional Newfoundland outport heritage.^{[3] [4]}

Geography

Climate

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Eastport had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 18.48km2, it had a population density of in 2021.^[5]

See also

• Eastport Peninsula
• Terra Nova National Park

References

1. Web site: These 3 N.L. communities have rolled out the mat to make sandy beaches accessible CBC News.
2. Web site: Caught cold-handed: Beer on way to the beach a bad idea, as passenger gets ticket after Facebook post CBC News.
3. Web site: Don't let the name scare you: Damnable Trail in Eastport officially open to hikers CBC News.
4. Web site: Eastport Peninsula trails will be 'hiker's dream' after $500K facelift, says co-ordinator CBC News.
5. 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.

External links

• Town of Eastport website
• Eastport - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol.1, p. 665.