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Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Town of Branch |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Branch, Newfoundland.jpg |
| image_caption | View of the town of Branch from Route 92 |
| pushpin_map | Newfoundland |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Branch in Newfoundland |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | |
| subdivision_type3 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Kelly Power |
| leader_title1 | |
| leader_title2 | |
| unit_pref | |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_land_km2 | 16.18 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 223 |
| population_density_km2 | 13.8 |
| timezone | Newfoundland Time |
| utc_offset | -3:30 |
| timezone_DST | Newfoundland Daylight |
| utc_offset_DST | -2:30 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type | |
| postal_code | |
| area_code | 709 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | |
The Town of Branch is an incorporated community of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and had a population of 223 (as of the 2021 census).
Geography
It is located on St. Mary's Bay and can be accessed via Route 100 or Route 92. Nearby communities include Point Lance and St. Bride's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
History
The first settler of Branch was Thomas Nash, an Irish fisherman and boat builder. He arrived in Caplin Bay (Calvert) on the Southern Shore in 1765 and eventually came to Branch in the year 1790.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Branch had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 16.18 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
References
- Letter Book of the Colonial Secretary's Office, vol. 3, 1759–65, P- 352, V0l- 5, 1771–74, P. 180, PANL; Newfoundland Sessions Court Records, Ferryland, 1789–94, case of Sept. 15, 1770, and case of Sept. 20, 1790, PANL; Cyril J. Byrne, ed., Gentlemen-Bishops and Faction Fighters: The Letters of Bishops O'Donel, Lambert, Scallan and Other Irish Missionaries (St. John's: Jesperson Press, 1984), pp. 62–64, 90-91; John J. Mannion, card files.
- A Place to Belong – Community Order and Everyday Space in Calvert, Newfoundland, Gerard Pocius.
- Irish Settlements in Eastern Canada, John J. Manion.
References
- Statistics Canada, '[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/amendments-modifications-eng.cfm Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census]', 2023.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". [[Statistics Canada]].
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