Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir explained

Official Name:	Milltown–Head of Bay d'Espoir
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Population As Of:	2021
Population Total:	669
Utc Offset:	-3:30
Utc Offset Dst:	-2:30
Coordinates:	47.9258°N -55.7442°W

Milltown–Head of Bay d'Espoir is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 669 in the Canada 2021 Census.

In January 2017, Bay d'Espoir Academy, along with the local RCMP detachment and Milltown Town Hall/Fire Department, was set ablaze in an act of arson.^[1] The original school was located in Milltown. A new school was built on a parcel of land in St. Alban's with construction completed in October 2021.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 24.95km2, it had a population density of in 2021.^[5]

See also

• Bay d'Espoir
• Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Power Station
• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

47.9258°N -55.7442°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Man charged after Milltown school, town hall, RCMP station burn. CBC News. Jan 17, 2017. Feb 12, 2021. Stephanie. Tobin. Anna. Delaney .
2. Web site: Three Years After Arson, Contract Awarded for Replacement Milltown-Bay d'Espoir School. VOCM News. Aug 12, 2019 . Feb 12, 2021 .
3. Web site: Some residents feel left out of the loop on new Bay d'Espoir school. CBC News. Feb 8, 2019 . Feb 12, 2021.
4. Web site: Replacement coming for burnt-out Bay d'Espoir Academy. CBC News. Mar 28, 2018 . Feb 12, 2021. Garrett. Barry .
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.