Brigus Junction is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Brigus Junction is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Brigus Junction
Brigus Junction
Location of Brigus Junction in Newfoundland and Labrador

The community was mainly used as a railway junction for the Newfoundland Railway that split the mainline (St. John's - Port Aux Basques) and the Carbonear Branchline.

Geography

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Brigus Junction is in Newfoundland within Subdivision O of Division No. 1.[1]

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brigus Junction recorded a population of 155 living in 75 of its 553 total private dwellings, a change of 28.1% from its 2011 population of 121. With a land area of 8.14 km2 (3.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 19.0/km2 (49.3/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

47°24′00″N 53°17′06″W / 47.400°N 53.285°W / 47.400; -53.285