Milltown-Head Of Bay D'Espoir
In January 2017, Bay d'Espoir Academy, along with the local RCMP detachment and Milltown Town Hall/Fire Department, was set ablaze in an act of arson. The original school was located in Milltown. A new school was built on a parcel of land in St. Alban's with construction completed in October 2021.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir had a population of 669 living in 320 of its 358 total private dwellings, a change of -10.7% from its 2016 population of 749. With a land area of 24.95 km (9.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.8/km (69.4/sq mi) in 2021.
See also
- Bay d'Espoir
- Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Power Station
- List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
- ^ Tobin, Stephanie; Delaney, Anna (Jan 17, 2017). "Man charged after Milltown school, town hall, RCMP station burn". CBC News. Retrieved Feb 12, 2021.
- ^ "Three Years After Arson, Contract Awarded for Replacement Milltown-Bay d'Espoir School". VOCM News. Aug 12, 2019. Retrieved Feb 12, 2021.
- ^ "Some residents feel left out of the loop on new Bay d'Espoir school". CBC News. Feb 8, 2019. Retrieved Feb 12, 2021.
- ^ Barry, Garrett (Mar 28, 2018). "Replacement coming for burnt-out Bay d'Espoir Academy". CBC News. Retrieved Feb 12, 2021.
- ^ "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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