Charlottetown is a town in Labrador with a population of 292 ( 2021 census) in the

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. It was said to be founded by Benjamin Powell in 1950 and named for

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

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: "I thought that maybe someday the place would be the capital of the bay, the same way Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island." Situated on the sheltered inlet

St. Michaels Bay St. Michaels Bay (also St. Michael Bay) is a natural bay on the coast of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic ...

on the

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coast, Charlottetown was served by a coastal ferry service until the completion of the

Trans-Labrador Highway The Trans-Labrador Highway (TLH) is a highway located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the primary public road in Labrador. Its total length is . The complete paving of the highway was completed in July 2022. The ...

in 2002 (now Route 514). There is also a small airstrip. Charlottetown provides a bridgehead and services to the remote community of

Norman's Bay Norman's Bay is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is an isolated community at the head of Norman Bay, an extension of Martin Bay. The population of the community was 15 in th ...

. Many people have occupations related to the

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.Labrador Coastal Drive
Community Profile
/ref> Most of the occupations in Charlottetown consist of the Shrimp Plant (Labrador Choice Seafood Ltd.). Charlottetown contains three restaurants: Wentzell's Takeout (often referred to as Wentzies), Seatown Cafe, and Little John's Takeout. There is also an old fishing community near by named Square Islands. The majority of the people that live in Charlottetown used to live in Square Islands. There are two retail stores, Labrador Retail Ltd. & Powell's store. There is an all-grade school in Charlottetown named William Gillett Academy.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Charlottetown 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.

References

Populated coastal places in Canada Populated places in Labrador Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Labrador-geo-stub