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'''Port Rexton''' is a small [[town]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]. It is located on the East Coast of the island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] at the north end of [[Robinhood Bay]], about 10 minutes east of [[Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity]] and 3 hours north of [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|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.<ref name="census2016">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1007016&Geo2=CD&Code2=1007&Data=Count&SearchText=port%20rexton&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 |title=Census Profile |work=[[Canada 2016 Census|2016 census]] |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref> The town is part of a group of communities known as the [[Trinity Bight]]. 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 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Port Rexton had a population of {{val|361|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|169|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|244|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:361-340}}|340|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|340|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|11.64|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|361|11.64|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000210 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador]]

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