Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Division No. 8 is a census division
Census division
Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit, below provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond...

 on the north coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

, Canada
Canada
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. It has a land area of 9,315.44 km² (3,596.71 sq mi) and a population of 42,188 as of the 2001 census
Canada 2001 Census
The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...

. Its largest communities are the towns of Lewisporte
Lewisporte, Newfoundland and Labrador
Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland Island, Canada, with a population of 3,312. It is situated in a bay close to the mouth of the Exploits River. Lewisporte has an excellent port and related facilities that serve the many communities along Notre Dame Bay. Gander and its international...

, Springdale
Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador
Springdale is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which had a population of 2,764 in the Canada 2006 Census. The community is located on the North-Western shores of Hall's Bay, in Central Newfoundland, near the mouth of Indian River...

, and Twillingate
Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador
Twillingate is a town of 2,448 people located on the Twillingate Islands in Notre Dame Bay. It is located off the northeastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was incorporated on September 30, 1965. The town is about north of Lewisporte and...

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Towns include: Baie Verte
Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador
Baie Verte is a town located on the northeast coast of the island portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the Baie Verte Peninsula.-Geography:...

, Baytona
Baytona, Newfoundland and Labrador
Baytona is a small rural community found in Newfoundland and Labrador. A bay separates Baytona from a neighboring town called Birchy Bay...

, Beachside
Beachside, Newfoundland and Labrador
Beachside is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in Notre Dame Bay. The town had a population of 183 in the Canada 2006 Census. Consisting in the past primarily of fishermen and miners, as of now it mainly consists of small families and most of the men go away for work. It...

, Birchy Bay
Birchy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Birchy Bay is a small community found in Notre Dame Bay in the province of Newfoundland.Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.The name Birchy Bay is derived from the many birch trees which were found on its shores many years ago...

, Brent's Cove
Brent's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Brent's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 204 in the Canada 2006 Census....

, Brighton
Brighton, Newfoundland and Labrador
Brighton is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 203 in the Canada 2006 Census.-References:...

, Burlington
Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador
Burlington is an incorporated town located at the north side of the mouth of Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Burlington, once named Northwest Arm, is a small fishing and lumbering community that was permanently settled in the mid-19th century. The community was renamed in the early...

, Campbellton
Campbellton, Newfoundland and Labrador
Campbellton is a small lumbering and fishing community located on the island of Newfoundland at Indian Arm, Notre Dame Bay. The community was originally named Indian Arm due to a Beothuk village located on the nearby Indian Arm River. It was renamed to Campbellton in honor of the sawmill manager...

, Carmanville
Carmanville, Newfoundland and Labrador
Carmanville is a Canadian community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:Carmanville, on the northeastern coast of Newfoundland, was first settled by John Day, from Twillingate, and his family. The Day family trapped otter and fox and became friends with a family of Aboriginals...

, Change Islands
Change Islands
Change Islands is an outport community in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.The community spans two small islands of the same name which lie off the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland between Notre Dame Bay and the Labrador Sea....

, Coachman's Cove
Coachman's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Coachman's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 93 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Comfort Cove-Newstead
Comfort Cove-Newstead, Newfoundland and Labrador
Comfort Cove-Newstead is a small community outside Campbellton, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has a town hall, fire department and other services including a fish processing plant....

, Cottlesville
Cottlesville, Newfoundland and Labrador
Cottlesville is a rural community just outside Summerford on New World Island, Newfoundland and Labrador....

, Crow Head
Crow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador
Crow Head is a small town located on the north island of Twillingate in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is home to the Long Point Lighthouse and Twillingate Dinner Theatre. Its only land border is with the Town of Twillingate, to the southeast....

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

, Fleur de Lys
Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland and Labrador
Fleur de Lys is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 320 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Fogo
Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador
Fogo is an outport town on Fogo Island, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:The largest community on the island, the town may also be the location of the island's first permanent settlement, which took place in the early 18th century, though it is unknown...

, Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay
Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on Fogo Island. The town had a population of 778 in the Canada 2006 Census....

, King's Point
King's Point, Newfoundland and Labrador
King's Point is a town on the north shore of the southwest arm of Green Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. King's Point is by road from Springdale, and from the Trans-Canada Highway....

, La Scie
La Scie, Newfoundland and Labrador
La Scie is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 955 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Leading Tickles
Leading Tickles, Newfoundland and Labrador
Leading Tickles is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 407 in the Canada 2006 Census. It is located approximately 25km Northwest of Point Leamington on the shores of Notre Dame Bay. The town boasts spectacular scenery especially in spring and...

, Lewisporte
Lewisporte, Newfoundland and Labrador
Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland Island, Canada, with a population of 3,312. It is situated in a bay close to the mouth of the Exploits River. Lewisporte has an excellent port and related facilities that serve the many communities along Notre Dame Bay. Gander and its international...

, Little Bay
Little Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Little Bay is a town located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Its current population is about 166 people. It is located in Green Bay, which is part of Notre Dame Bay, which is located in the central part of Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Little Bay Islands
Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador
Little Bay Islands is a community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It consists of Little Bay Island, Macks Island, Goat Island, Harbour Island, and Boatswain Tickle Island. The highest mount is Campbell Hill, which is 125 m high....

, Little Burnt Bay
Little Burnt Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Little Burnt Bay is a small coastal community outside Embree and Lewisporte.-See also:* List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Lumsden
Lumsden, Newfoundland and Labrador
The community of Lumsden, formerly known as Cat Harbour, is located on the Straight Shore of Newfoundland and Labrador near communities such as Musgrave Harbour and Newtown. Lumsden was formerly made up of two settlements, Lumsden North on the tip of a sandy peninsula and Lumsden South on the main...

, Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North
Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North, Newfoundland and Labrador
Lushes Bight–Beaumont–Beaumont North is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 275 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Middle Arm
Middle Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador
Middle Arm is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the northern shore of an inlet of Notre Dame Bay in the north-central part of Newfoundland.The town had a population of 517 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:...

, Miles Cove
Miles Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Miles Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 140 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Ming's Bight
Ming's Bight, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ming's Bight is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 347 in the Canada 2006 Census....

, Musgrave Harbour
Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
Musgrave Harbour is a Canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-Geography:Located on the Kittiwake coast of the island of Newfoundland, the closest major centre is the town of Gander.-History:...

, Nipper's Harbour
Nipper's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
Nipper's Harbour, a community of 190 people, is located on the east coast of the Baie Verte Peninsula in the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada...

, Pacquet
Pacquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
Pacquet is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 210 in the Canada 2006 Census....

, Pilley's Island
Pilley's Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
Pilley's Island is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located in Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:Distant from the best fishing grounds further out the Bay, no settlement was recorded at Pilley's Island until the opening of the pyrite mine in 1887. The island is known to...

, Point Leamington
Point Leamington, Newfoundland and Labrador
Point Leamington is a small community of about 650 people located north of Botwood and Grand Falls-Windsor. The town is located on the shores of Southwest Arm, New Bay. Many residents commute daily to Botwood, Bishop's Falls, and Grand Falls-Windsor for full time work. Others work seasonally in...

, Point of Bay
Point of Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Point of Bay is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 163 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Port Anson
Port Anson, Newfoundland and Labrador
Port Anson is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 155 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Robert's Arm
Robert's Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador
Robert's Arm is a small town located near Crescent Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in Division No. 7, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is found on the northern part of Newfoundland, an island off the eastern coast of Canada. Robert's Arm boasts of its Lake Monster, Cressie, which is claimed to...

, Seal Cove
Seal Cove (White Bay), Newfoundland and Labrador
Seal Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on White Bay. The town had a population of 331 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Seldom-Little Seldom
Seldom-Little Seldom, Newfoundland and Labrador
Seldom-Little Seldom is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 444 in the Canada 2006 Census.On March 1, 2011 the Town amalgamated with other communities to become the Town of Fogo Island.-See also:...

, South Brook
South Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
South Brook is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 531 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Springdale
Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador
Springdale is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which had a population of 2,764 in the Canada 2006 Census. The community is located on the North-Western shores of Hall's Bay, in Central Newfoundland, near the mouth of Indian River...

, Summerford
Summerford, Newfoundland and Labrador
Summerford is a small town on the central coast of Newfoundland in Canada. It is located just off Provincial Route 340, Road to the Isles.The Town of Summerford lies in New World Island, in Notre Dame Bay Newfoundland, Canada and had a population of 976 in the Canada 2006 Census...

, Tilt Cove, Tilting
Tilting, Newfoundland and Labrador
Tilting is a town on the eastern end of Fogo Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. The community has been designated as a National Cultural Landscape District of Canada in 2005 by Parks Canada, and was also designated as a Registered Heritage District by the Heritage Foundation of...

, Triton
Triton, Newfoundland and Labrador
Triton was a village served by the C.N.R. in the 1950s. The population was 399 in 1951 and 429 in 1956.-See also:*List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

, Twillingate
Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador
Twillingate is a town of 2,448 people located on the Twillingate Islands in Notre Dame Bay. It is located off the northeastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was incorporated on September 30, 1965. The town is about north of Lewisporte and...

, Westport
Westport, Newfoundland and Labrador
Westport is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 246 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Video:*...

, and Woodstock
Woodstock, Newfoundland and Labrador
Woodstock is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 199 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

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