Lushes Bight–Beaumont–Beaumont North is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
on Long Island in
Notre Dame Bay
Notre Dame Bay is a large bay in Newfoundland, Canada. To the south it adjoins the Bay of Exploits.
The name, French for '' Our Lady Bay'', dates to at least 1550, and is possibly a French translation of an earlier Portuguese name.
Trump Island ...
in the
Canadian province
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of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
. The town had a population of 169 at the 2021 Census, down from 275 in the
2006 Census
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.
The community is inaccessible by road and is serviced by a ferry via
Pilley's Island
Pilley's Island is a town located on the island of the same name in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located in Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador.
History
The island is known to have been frequented by Dorset ...
.
The local school, Long Island Academy, closed in 2016.
[https://www.nlesd.ca/includes/files/meetingminutes/doc/1461772537796.pdf ]
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North 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.
See also
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List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada, with 510,550 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, and is the seventh-largest in land area, with . Newfoundland and Labrador has 278 municipalities, including 3 ...
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Newfoundland outport
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References
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Road-inaccessible communities of Newfoundland and Labrador
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