Mallaig is a

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, Canada within the County of St. Paul No. 19. It is located approximately northeast of

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. The hamlet was one of the many communities that spawned due to the construction of the railroad in

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during the early 1900s. In 1928, the hamlet was officially founded. The name was inspired by one of the Scottish workers. The many swamps and low-lying areas in the area reminded him of his home town (

Mallaig Mallaig (; gd, Malaig derived from Old Norse , meaning sand dune bay) is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line (Fort William ...

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). As the 20th century progressed, the railway has been removed, and has been replaced by the Iron Horse Trail, which is a long, recreational trail intended for

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s. The hamlet today is quite small, containing minimal services, a

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, and a school (kindergarten to grade 12) with an enrollment of 246 students from the hamlet and surrounding area.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Mallaig had a population of 210 living in 80 of its 83 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 207. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mallaig had a population of 207 living in 70 of its 76 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 173. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Demographics

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