Howley is a
town
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Newfoundland and Labrador
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, with a population of 179.
[ It is located on Route 401, 13 km from the ]Trans-Canada Highway
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(Route 1
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), approximately thirty minutes' drive from the Deer Lake Airport. Services include a pub, a convenience store
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, a bed and breakfast, a campground, and a hotel.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Howley 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
* 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
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Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador