Bay L'Argent (/beɪˈlɑːrdʒɛnt/ bay-LAR-jent)[2] is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The ferry MV Terra Nova has a port in Bay L'Argent servicing the isolated outport of Rencontre East with another port in Pool's Cove, on the Connaigre Peninsula.[3][4]
History
In 2009, the Bay L'Argent town council made Newfoundland and Labrador history by electing the first ever all-female council.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bay L'Argent had a population of 234 living in 115 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of -2.9% from its 2016 population of 241. With a land area of 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 62.6/km2 (162.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ "Touring Newfoundland's Connaigre Peninsula". Cape Breton Post. Saltwire Network. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
