L'Anse-au-Loup is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the Canadian province of

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...

. The town had a population of 692 in the Canada 2021 Census, up from 558 in 2016. In the Canada 2006 Census, there were 593 inhabitants. Common Surnames are Barney, Belben, Cabot, Earle, Linstead, Normore, O'Brien, Ryland. The town is located along Route 510 in

Labrador , nickname = "The Big Land" , etymology = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canada , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 ...

, between Forteau and

L'Anse-au-Diable L'Anse-au-Diable was a small settlement located south west of Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. See also * List of ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People ...

. The town was incorporated in 1975. The first mayor was Reginald O'Brien Sr.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Anse au Loup had a population of residing 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

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