Hampden, Newfoundland and Labrador

Hampden is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town has a population of 429. Two islands can be seen from the shore of Hampden, Granby Island and Millers Island. The latter is much closer to the town and is the host of a tuberculosis grave-site.[1]

Hampden
Town
Hampden from the White Bay
Hampden
Location of Hampden in Newfoundland
Hampden
Location of Hampden in Canada
Coordinates: 49.533°N 56.867°W / 49.533; -56.867
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
The Town of HampdenDecember 1959
Government
 • MayorCalvin Wilton
 • Member of the Newfoundland & Labrador House of AssemblyAndrew Furey (LIB)
 • Members of the Canadian House of CommonsGudie Hutchings (LIB)
Area
 • Total32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total429
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Postal Code
A0K 2Y0
Area code(s)709
Highways Route 421

History

Hampden was named after English politician John Hampden.

Many communities were resettled into Hampden after the island was brought into Canadian Confederation, where the Joey Smallwood government pushed a resettlement plan that involved over 300 villages and 28,000 people.[2]

Demographics

Population 2016: 429[3]

Population 2011: 457[3]

Population, 2006: 489[4]

Population, 2001: 544[5]

Population, 1996: 651[5]

1996 to 2016 population change: -34.1 percent

Number of dwellings: 175[6]

Land (square kilometers): 32.97[6]

See also
  • List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

References
  1. https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC6PMMW_sojourn-8-millers-island-graveyard?guid=276ac8e3-6010-4f5a-85ae-382dbfd05431
  2. https://www.mun.ca/mha/resettlement/rs_intro.php
  3. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1005008&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Bayside&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All
  4. https://roadsidethoughts.com/nl/hampden-profile.htm
  5. http://www12.statcan.ca/English/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1005008&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&Data=Count&SearchText=Hampden&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=1005008
  6. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/as-sa/fogs-spg/Facts-csd-eng.cfm?GC=1005008&GK=CSD&LANG=Eng&TOPIC=1


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