Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North

Lushes Bight–Beaumont–Beaumont North is a town on Long Island in Notre Dame Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 168 at the 2016 Census, down from 275 in the 2006 Census.

Lushes Bight–Beaumont–Beaumont North
Town
Lushes Bight–Beaumont–Beaumont North
Location of Lushes Bight–Beaumont–Beaumont North in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°36′45″N 55°41′57″W
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total168
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)709
Highways Ferry to Pilley's Island

The community is inaccessible by road and is serviced by a ferry via Pilley's Island.[2][3][4]

The local school, Long Island Academy, closed in 2016.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North had a population of 169 living in 96 of its 150 total private dwellings, a change of 0.6% from its 2016 population of 168. With a land area of 34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.9/km2 (12.7/sq mi) in 2021.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Census of Canada: Community highlights for Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North, NL". Statistics Canada. 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. "Causeway to Long Island a 'no-brainer,' mayor say". CBC News. Nov 3, 2017. Retrieved Oct 29, 2020.
  3. "Cut ferry operation costs, not services, says transportation committee head". CBC News. May 20, 2020. Retrieved Oct 29, 2020.
  4. "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  5. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/five-schools-closed-english-school-district-1.3539111
  6. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/long-island-academy-one-year-closer-to-possible-closure-1.2686135
  7. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/long-island-academy-only-student-school-closure-1.3479296
  8. https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/news/five-nl-schools-to-close-in-june-24140/
  9. https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/lifestyles/long-islands-only-child-has-a-bright-future-says-mom-166576/
  10. https://www.nlesd.ca/includes/files/meetingminutes/doc/1461772537796.pdf
  11. "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.


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