Morrisville, Newfoundland and Labrador

Morrisville
Town
Coordinates: 47°52′58″N 55°46′02″W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population  (2021)
• Total	93
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 361

Morrisville is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 93 in the Canada 2021 Census. Morrisville is located in the Bay d'Espoir region and is 169 km from Grand Falls-Windsor.

In October 2016, the town, along with a few others in Atlantic Canada was devastated from flooding related to Hurricane Matthew.^[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Morrisville had a population of 93 living in 43 of its 46 total private dwellings, a change of -7.9% from its 2016 population of 101. With a land area of 14.09 km² (5.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.6/km² (17.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

See also

• Bay d'Espoir
• Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Power Station
• Connaigre Peninsula
• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

47°52′58″N 55°46′02″W

References

1. "VOCM - Communities Cut Off as Flood Waters Destroy Roads". vocm.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12.
2. "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.