Appleton, Newfoundland and Labrador

Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Appleton

Town

Motto:

Room to Grow

Appleton

Location of Appleton in Newfoundland

Coordinates: 48°59′08″N 54°51′53″W﻿ / ﻿48.98556°N 54.86472°W﻿ / 48.98556; -54.86472
Country|  Canada
Province|  Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division| 6
Incorporated| February 27, 1962
Government

• Mayor| Garret Watton
Area

• Land| 6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population

(2021)

• Total| 620
Time zone| UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code| 709
Highways|  Route 1 (TCH)
Website| townofappleton.com

Appleton is a town in the northeastern part of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

It is located in Division No. 6, on Gander Lake, south east of Glenwood.

## History[edit]

Appleton was incorporated on February 27, 1962. On January 27, 1962, a public meeting was held at the Appleton Community School for the purpose of organizing the community under the Community Councils Act. Mr. William B. Temple acted as Chairman and Lewis C. Little acted as Secretary. There were thirty-seven voters in attendance. It was voted that there would be five members on the Appleton Community Council:

-Miss Zippoorah Steele -Mr. Wilfred Richards -Mr. Lewis C. Little -Mr. Leslie Reid -Mr. Cyril Ford

## Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Appleton had a population of 620 living in 265 of its 285 total private dwellings, a change of 8% from its 2016 population of 574. With a land area of 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 97.9/km2 (253.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Demographics Population in 2016  |  574

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Population change from 2011  |  -7.7%
Median age (2016)  |  48.2
Number of families (2016)  |  195
Number of married couples (2016)  |  320
Total number of dwellings (2016)  |  240
Catholic  (2001); |  23.5%
Protestant (2001)  |  75.7%
2016 Land Area (km2)  |  6.39

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| North: Division No. 6, Subd. E |

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West: Glenwood
| Appleton
| East: Division No. 6, Subd. E
| South: Division No. 6, Subd. E |

## See also[edit]

* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

## References[edit]

1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Appleton, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2019.

48°59′08″N 54°51′53″W﻿ / ﻿48.98556°N 54.86472°W﻿ / 48.98556; -54.86472

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Division No. 6, Newfoundland and Labrador (Central Newfoundland)

Towns|

* Appleton
* Badger
* Bishop's Falls
* Botwood
* Buchans
* Gander
* Glenwood
* Grand Falls–Windsor
* Millertown
* Norris Arm
* Northern Arm
* Peterview

Unorganized
subdivisions|

* Subdivision A
* Subdivision C
* Subdivision D
* Subdivision E

Designated
places|

* Benton
* Buchans Junction
* Norris Arm North

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* Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

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Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

* Newfoundland
* Labrador
* Nunatsiavut
* Other islands

Subdivisions and
statistical units|

* Regions
* Census divisions
* Census agglomerations
* Municipalities
* Population centres

Communities|

* Cities
* Towns
* Inuit community governments
* Indian reserves
* Local service districts
* Designated places
* Ghost towns

Cities|

* Corner Brook
* Mount Pearl
* St. John's

Towns|

* Admirals Beach
* Anchor Point
* Appleton
* Aquaforte
* Arnold's Cove
* Avondale
* Badger
* Baie Verte
* Baine Harbour
* Bauline
* Bay Bulls
* Bay de Verde
* Bay L'Argent
* Bay Roberts
* Baytona
* Beachside
* Bellburns
* Belleoram
* Birchy Bay
* Bird Cove
* Bishop's Cove
* Bishop's Falls
* Bonavista
* Botwood
* Branch
* Brent's Cove
* Brighton
* Brigus
* Bryant's Cove
* Buchans
* Burgeo
* Burin
* Burlington
* Burnt Islands
* Campbellton
* Cape Broyle
* Cape St. George
* Carbonear
* Carmanville
* Cartwright
* Centreville-Wareham-Trinity
* Chance Cove
* Change Islands
* Channel-Port aux Basques
* Chapel Arm
* Charlottetown
* Clarenville
* Clarke's Beach
* Coachman's Cove
* Colinet
* Colliers
* Come By Chance
* Comfort Cove-Newstead
* Conception Bay South
* Conception Harbour
* Conche
* Cook's Harbour
* Cormack
* Cottlesville
* Cow Head
* Cox's Cove
* Crow Head
* Cupids
* Daniel's Harbour
* Deer Lake
* Dover
* Duntara
* Eastport
* Elliston
* Embree
* Englee
* English Harbour East
* Fermeuse
* Ferryland
* Flatrock
* Fleur de Lys
* Flower's Cove
* Fogo Island
* Forteau
* Fortune
* Fox Cove-Mortier
* Fox Harbour
* Frenchman's Cove
* Gallants
* Gambo
* Gander
* Garnish
* Gaskiers-Point La Haye
* Gaultois
* Gillams
* Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook
* Glenwood
* Glovertown
* Goose Cove East
* Grand Bank
* Grand Falls-Windsor
* Grand le Pierre
* Greenspond
* Hampden
* Hant's Harbour
* Happy Adventure
* Happy Valley-Goose Bay
* Harbour Breton
* Harbour Grace
* Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview
* Hare Bay
* Hawke's Bay
* Heart's Content
* Heart's Delight-Islington
* Heart's Desire
* Hermitage-Sandyville
* Holyrood
* Howley
* Hughes Brook
* Humber Arm South
* Indian Bay
* Irishtown-Summerside
* Isle aux Morts
* Jackson's Arm
* Keels
* King's Cove
* King's Point
* Kippens
* Labrador City
* Lamaline
* L'Anse-au-Clair
* L'Anse-au-Loup
* Lark Harbour
* LaScie
* Lawn
* Leading Tickles
* Lewin's Cove
* Lewisporte
* Little Bay East
* Little Bay Islands
* Little Bay
* Little Burnt Bay
* Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
* Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights
* Lord's Cove
* Lourdes
* Lumsden
* Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North
* Main Brook
* Mary's Harbour
* Marystown
* Massey Drive
* McIvers
* Meadows
* Middle Arm
* Miles Cove
* Millertown
* Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir
* Ming's Bight
* Morrisville
* Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherines
* Mount Moriah
* Musgrave Harbour
* Musgravetown
* New Perlican
* New-Wes-Valley
* Nipper's Harbour
* Norman's Cove-Long Cove
* Norris Arm
* Norris Point
* North River
* North West River
* Northern Arm
* Old Perlican
* Pacquet
* Paradise
* Parkers Cove
* Parson's Pond
* Pasadena
* Peterview
* Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove
* Pilley's Island
* Pinware
* Placentia
* Point au Gaul
* Point Lance
* Point Leamington
* Point May
* Point of Bay
* Pool's Cove
* Port Anson
* Port au Choix
* Port au Port East
* Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
* Port Blandford
* Port Hope Simpson
* Port Kirwan
* Port Rexton
* Port Saunders
* Portugal Cove South
* Portugal Cove–St. Philip's
* Pouch Cove
* Raleigh
* Ramea
* Red Bay
* Red Harbour
* Reidville
* Rencontre East
* Renews-Cappahayden
* River of Ponds
* Riverhead
* Robert's Arm
* Rocky Harbour
* Roddickton-Bide Arm
* Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou
* Rushoon
* Sally's Cove
* Salmon Cove
* Salvage
* Sandringham
* Sandy Cove
* Seal Cove (Fortune Bay)
* Seal Cove (White Bay)
* Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove
* South Brook
* South River
* Southern Harbour
* Spaniard's Bay
* Springdale
* St. Alban's
* St. Anthony
* St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine
* St. Brendan's
* St. Bride's
* St. George's
* St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
* St. Joseph's
* St. Lawrence
* St. Lewis
* St. Lunaire-Griquet
* St. Mary's
* St. Pauls
* St. Shott's
* St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River
* Steady Brook
* Stephenville Crossing
* Stephenville
* Summerford
* Sunnyside
* Terra Nova
* Terrenceville
* Tilt Cove
* Torbay
* Traytown
* Trepassey
* Trinity Bay North
* Trinity
* Triton
* Trout River
* Twillingate
* Upper Island Cove
* Victoria
* Wabana
* Wabush
* West St. Modeste
* Westport
* Whitbourne
* Whiteway
* Winterland
* Winterton
* Witless Bay
* Woodstock
* Woody Point
* York Harbour

Inuit community
governments|

* Hopedale
* Makkovik
* Nain
* Postville
* Rigolet

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