Westport
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Town
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Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Population
(2021)
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• Total | 185 |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
Area code | 709 |
Highways | ![]() |
Westport Cove Lighthouse ![]() ![]() | |
Constructed | 1906 ![]() |
Construction | lumber (tower) ![]() |
Height | 3 m (9.8 ft) ![]() |
Shape | octagonal truncated tower with lantern[1][2] |
Markings | white ![]() |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard ![]() |
Focal height | 10 m (33 ft) ![]() |
Lens | sixth-order dioptric lens |
Range | 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl W 4s ![]() |
Westport is a town in the Canadian provinceofNewfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 185 in 2021, down from 195 in the Canada 2016 Census.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Westport had a population of 185 living in 84 of its 124 total private dwellings, a change of -5.1% from its 2016 population of 195.[3] With a land area of 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 35.4/km2 (91.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
49°46′59″N 56°37′59″W / 49.783°N 56.633°W / 49.783; -56.633
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