Pinware Explained

Official Name:Pinware
Native Name:Pied Noir
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Label Position:left
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1978
Government Type:Municipal Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Kayla Beals
Leader Title1:Town Clerk
Leader Name1:Mary Ellen Butt
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:64
Utc Offset:-3:30
Utc Offset Dst:-2:30
Coordinates:51.6219°N -56.7139°W
Website:http://pinware-labrador.ca

Pinware is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town has a population of 64, according to the Canada 2021 Census.

The town is located along Route 510 in Labrador, between L'Anse-au-Diable and Red Bay.

The community has been formerly known as Riviere des François, Pirouette River, and Black Bay. It is believed the name is a corruption of Pied Noir (black foot) from the shape of a rock found at the mouth of Black Rock Brook.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pinware had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 4.08km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

Its 2016 census count of 88 was a decrease from its 2011 population of 107.[2]

Economy

Pinware was once a fishing community.[3]

See also

51.6219°N -56.7139°W

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census. 8 February 2017. Statistics Canada. Nov 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: Adapt or die: Pinware mayor says towns must adapt to population changes or have 'sugar daddy' support them. CBC News. Jul 18, 2016 . Anna. Delaney. Nov 4, 2020.