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Irishtown-Summerside

Coordinates: 48°59′N 57°57′W / 48.983°N 57.950°W / 48.983; -57.950
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Irishtown-Summerside
Town
Summerside, on the shore of the Humber Arm
Summerside, on the shore of the Humber Arm
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Coordinates: 48°59′14″N 57°57′25″W / 48.98722°N 57.95694°W / 48.98722; -57.95694
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
 • MayorPeter Parsons
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,260
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 440

Irishtown-Summerside is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located about 2.5 miles north of Corner Brook. The Post Office was established on March 1, 1965, and the first Postmistress was Blanch Anderson. The town had a population of 1,418 in the Canada 2016 Census. This contiguous settlement was formerly two separate villages – one of which was known originally as Petipas (or Petipa's) Cove. Two smaller settlements (Davis (or Davis's) Cove and Christopher's Cove) were formerly both separately reported in the census.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Irishtown-Summerside had a population of 1,260 living in 532 of its 583 total private dwellings. There was a change of -11.1% from its 2016 population of 1,418. With a land area of 11.88 km2 (4.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 106.1/km2 (274.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

48°59′N 57°57′W / 48.983°N 57.950°W / 48.983; -57.950