Heart's Desire, Newfoundland and Labrador
Heart's Desire | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′56″N 53°25′36″W / 47.81556°N 53.42667°W | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brenda Oke[1] |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 184 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 80 |
Heart's Desire is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador located on the shores of Trinity Bay. The town had a population of 184 in the Canada 2021 Census.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Heart's Desire had a population of 184 living in 88 of its 122 total private dwellings, a change of -13.6% from its 2016 population of 213. With a land area of 17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.8/km2 (28.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
Street Naming
In Heart's Desire the streets are named by the families that reside on that street. For example, Langers Rd. is a street that had all of the Langer family living there at some point (most likely when the town was founded).
References
- ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador Municipal and Inuit Community Government Directory" (PDF). Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. March 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
See also
47°48′56″N 53°25′36″W / 47.81556°N 53.42667°W
