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Embree, Newfoundland and Labrador

Coordinates: 49°18′41″N 55°01′48″W / 49.31145°N 55.02996°W / 49.31145; -55.02996
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Embree
Town
Map
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
679
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 342

Embree is a small community just outside Lewisporte. It is a drive-through town that eventually leads into neighbouring Little Burnt Bay.

The hulk of British corvette HMS Calypso (1883), abandoned in 1968, is visible just south of Embree.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Embree had a population of 679 living in 288 of its 327 total private dwellings, a change of -3.1% from its 2016 population of 701. With a land area of 18.35 km2 (7.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 37.0/km2 (95.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.

49°18′41″N 55°01′48″W / 49.31145°N 55.02996°W / 49.31145; -55.02996