Port Blandford Explained

Official Name:Port Blandford
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Newfoundland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Port Blandford in Newfoundland
Coordinates:48.35°N -64°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:7
Area Total Km2:50.56
Elevation M:39.5
Population Total:513
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:11.9
Population Note:[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code span
Postal Code:A0C
Area Code:709
Timezone:Newfoundland Time
Utc Offset:-3:30
Timezone Dst:Newfoundland Daylight
Utc Offset Dst:-2:30
Blank Name:Highways

Port Blandford is a town in eastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 7 on Clode Sound. The population in 1940 was 539, and increased to 631 by 1956.

The community of Muddy Brook is also a part of the town of Port Blandford.

Climate

Port Blandford has a humid continental climate typical of the island of Newfoundland. It is wet, snowy, highly seasonal and retains warm summers and cold winter nights coupled with relatively mild winter days.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Port Blandford had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 51km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Port Blandford Census Profile. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012 . 1 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador . . February 9, 2022 . March 15, 2022.