1945 census of Newfoundland

October 2024 Last census conducted in Newfoundland prior to joining Canada 1945 Census of Newfoundland Newfoundland October 1, 1945 321,819 11.1% province/territory 1935 Census of Newfoundland 1935 1951 Canadian census 1951 The 1945 census of Newfoundland was the eleventh population census taken in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the last to take place prior to the 1948 Newfoundland referendums which resulted in it joining Canada in 1949. The census took place on October 1, 1945, and was fully published on December 1, 1949, seven months after its accession to Canada. Despite being carried out by the government of Newfoundland, tabulation and publication of the census was carried out by the Canadian Dominion Bureau of Statistics.Eleventh Census of Newfoundland and Labrador 1945 Volume I Population https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS98-1945-1-eng.pdf 2024-10-26 The total population count of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1945 was 321,819. This was an 11.1% increase over the 1935 census of 289,588. The next census that took place was in 1951, as part of Canada. Census summary A summary of information about Newfoundland. Census of Newfoundland, 1945 https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS98-1945M-HN1-eng.pdf 2024-10-26 Total population 321,819 Families 68,000 Dwellings 62,418 Men 164,595 Women 157,224 For census purposes, Newfoundland and Labrador was divided into 25 census districts, 24 on the island of Newfoundland and the last consisting of the entirety of Labrador. Census District 1945 census 1935 census 1921 census % change1935-1945 % change1921-1945 White Bay 10,745 8,721 6,542 23.2 64.2 Green Bay 8,606 8,257 8,401 4.2 2.4 Grand Falls 19,458 14,373 9,227 35.4 110.9 Twillingate 9,566 8,798 8,591 8.7 11.3 Fogo 10,077 9,590 9,224 5.1 9.2 Bonavista North 12,978 12,319 12,605 5.3 3.0 Bonavista South 11,584 11,753 12,149 -1.4 -4.7 Trinity North 12,808 12,766 12,701 0.3 0.8 Trinity South 10,983 11,088 10,688 -0.9 2.8 Carbonear–Baie de Verde 12,825 13,409 15,307 -4.4 -16.2 Harbour Grace 7,249 7,563 8,196 -4.2 -11.6 Port de Grave 8,278 8,750 9,991 -5.4 -17.1 Harbour Main–Bell Island 17,549 15,017 13,619 16.9 28.9 St. John’s West 36,435 29,565 24,791 23.2 47.0 St. John’s East 28,821 25,321 23,010 13.8 25.3 Ferryland 6,346 6,682 7,367 -5.0 -13.9 Placentia–St. Mary’s 9,448 8,454 8,504 11.8 11.1 Placentia West 9,653 9,575 9,667 0.8 -0.1 Burin 10,940 10,668 10,293 2.5 6.3 Fortune Bay–Hermitage 11,445 11,334 10,540 1.0 8.6 Burgeo–La Poile 9,357 9,293 8,645 0.7 8.2 St. George’s–Port au Port 13,074 9,748 8,822 34.1 48.2 Humber 20,560 15,166 4,745 35.6 333.3 St. Barbe 7,509 6,662 5,634 12.7 33.3 Newfoundland subtotal 316,294 284,872 259,259 11.0 22.0 Labrador 5,525 4,716 3,774 17.2 46.4 Newfoundland and Labrador total 321,819 289,588 263,033 11.1 22.3 Among the census districts which saw a population decrease from 1935, three of them are located in the vicinity of Conception Bay. In the 1945 census, one settlement—St. John’s (population 44,603)—recorded more than 10,000 inhabitants. Two others, Corner Brook (population 8,711) and Bell Island (total population 8,171; settlement population 6,028), had a population exceeding 5,000. See also History Canada History of Newfoundland and Labrador Dominion of Newfoundland Ethnic groups in Canada History of immigration to Canada References Category:1940s in Newfoundland and Labrador Category:Censuses in Canada Canada Category:Dominion of Newfoundland