South Branch | |
Official Name: | South Branch-Coal Brook |
Settlement Type: | Settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Newfoundland#Canada Newfoundland and Labrador |
Pushpin Label Position: | None |
Coordinates: | 47.911°N -59.029°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name1: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Subdivision Name3: | Division No. 4, Subdivision A |
Population Total: | 210 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Code: | 709 |
Timezone: | Newfoundland Time |
Utc Offset: | -3:30 |
Timezone Dst: | Newfoundland Daylight |
Utc Offset Dst: | -2:30 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
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South Branch is a settlement located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. South Branch is one of fifteen communities within the greater Codroy Valley area and is located alongside the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1) between Channel-Port aux Basques and St. George's Bay.
South Branch began as a settlement for those who took part in the construction of the Newfoundland Railway.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, South Branch together with nearby Coal Brook had a population of, a change of from its 2011 population of .[2]