Burlington is an incorporated town in

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, Canada. It is a small fishing and lumbering community on Route 413 at the north side of the mouth of Green Bay. Burlington is located approximately 40 km from Baie Verte.

History

Burlington was once named Northwest Arm, and was permanently settled in the mid-19th century. The community was renamed in the early part of 1915 due to a mix-up in the mail service. After many residents complained that their mail was sent to another community with a similar name, the town leaders felt the need to have a name change. Out of three separate entries, 'Burlington' was chosen. There was no large industry in the 19th century. The early settlers fished for

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and cleared land to grow potatoes, cabbage and small fruits. Keeping animals provided meat for the winter and milk and butter in season. Settlers built their own boats for fishing in

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, or they were employed by the inshore fishery. When mines opened at both Bett's Cove and

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, some of the Burlington men went to both communities for work. Logging pitprops for the

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were started in 1915 by a contractor named John Jennings. This industry was closed in 1918 when the sale of pitprops ended.

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s opened in 1920, but closed during the Depression of the 1930s. In 1935, the Thistle family started cutting export wood. They remained a major economic force in Burlington for approximately 30 years. Camps later opened for the cutting of pulpwood and continued for about ten years. In 1969 pulpwood was again the main industry, shipped out by truck from Burlington.

Language

According to the 2021 census, 100% of Burlington's population speaks English, with the census also stating that 100% of the population only know how to speak English. Burlington and surrounding area has a distinct dialect that is still heard by many today, because of its English and Irish heritage.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Burlington had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable residents

Rex Goudie Rex Goudie (born November 18, 1985) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and was the runner-up of '' Canadian Idol 3''. Early life Rex Goudie was born in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and moved back to his father's hometown of Burlington, Newfound ...

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Towns and communities nearby

* Middle Arm *

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* Baie Verte * Springdale * Kings Island

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burlington, Newfoundland And Labrador Populated coastal places in Canada Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador