Point au Gaul is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[2] The town had a population of 67 in the Canada 2021 Census, down from 88 in 2016.[1] Point au Gaul is approximately 76 km southeast of Marystown.

Point au Gaul
Town
Point au Gaul is located in Newfoundland
Point au Gaul
Point au Gaul
Location of Point au Gaul in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 46°52′02″N 55°44′50″W / 46.8672°N 55.7472°W / 46.8672; -55.7472
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Area
 • Land3.91 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total67
 • Density22.5/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 220

Demographics edit

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Point au Gaul had a population of 67 living in 33 of its 41 total private dwellings, a change of -23.9% from its 2016 population of 88. With a land area of 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.2/km2 (44.6/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Point au Gaul, T [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada [Country] (table) Census Profile 2016 Census". www12.statcan.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Place names - Point au Gaul". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Earth Sciences Sector, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.