Anchor Point, Newfoundland and Labrador

Anchor Point
Town
Anchor Point's south side
Anchor Point's south side
Anchor Point is located in Newfoundland
Anchor Point
Anchor Point
Location of Anchor Point in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 51°14′14″N 56°47′39″W / 51.23722°N 56.79417°W / 51.23722; -56.79417
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
 • MayorGerry Gros
Area
 • Total2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total305
 • Density130.2/km2 (337/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 430

Anchor Point (2021 Population 305[2]) is a town located in St. Barbe Bay, south of Flower's Cove on the west side of the Great Northern Peninsula, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was the first English settlement on what is called the 'French Shore' of Newfoundland.

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Anchor Point, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).