Port Rexton is a small
town
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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 ...
. It is located on the East Coast of the island of
Newfoundland at the north end of
Robinhood Bay
Robinhood Bay is a natural bay off the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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, about 10 minutes east of
Trinity
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and 3 hours north of
St. John's. The town had a population of 690 in 1940, 449 in 1951, 454 in 1956, 351 in the
Canada 2006 Census, 338 in the
Canada 2011 Census and most recently 340 in the Canada 2016 Census.
The town is part of a group of communities known as the
Trinity Bight
Trinity Bight is a large area of the Northwestern portion of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The bight contains the communities of New Bonaventure, Old Bonaventure, Trouty, Dunfield, Goose Cove, Trinity, Lockston, Trinity E ...
. The town is home to a few small businesses, including inns and restaurants as well as the Skerwink trail which connects Port Rexton to Trinity Harbour.
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, Port Rexton 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 ...
References
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
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