Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North Explained
| Official Name: | Lushes Bight–Beaumont–Beaumont North |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Newfoundland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 169 |
| Utc Offset: | -3:30 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -2:30 |
| Coordinates: | 49.6125°N -55.6992°W |
Lushes Bight–Beaumont–Beaumont North is a town on Long Island in Notre Dame Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 169 at the 2021 Census, down from 275 in the 2006 Census.
The community is inaccessible by road and is serviced by a ferry via Pilley's Island.[1] [2] [3]
The local school, Long Island Academy, closed in 2016.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 34.52km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[10]
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49.6125°N -55.6992°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Causeway to Long Island a 'no-brainer,' mayor say. Nov 3, 2017. CBC News. Oct 29, 2020.
- Web site: Cut ferry operation costs, not services, says transportation committee head. May 20, 2020. CBC News. Oct 29, 2020.
- Web site: N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year . CBC . 2020-05-15 . 2020-12-17.
- News: 5 schools closed by English School District. CBC News. Mark. Quinn. 2016-05-16.
- News: Long Island Academy one year closer to possible closure. CBC News. 2014-07-24.
- News: Only student at Long Island Academy wants to stay until graduation. CBC News. 2016-03-07.
- Web site: Five N.L. Schools to close in June | SaltWire .
- Web site: Long Island's only child has a bright future, says mom | SaltWire .
- Web site: School Review Profile: Long Island Academy. nlesd.ca.
- 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.
