St. Anthony | |
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  St. Anthony Location of St. Anthony in Newfoundland  St. Anthony St. Anthony (Newfoundland and Labrador) | |
| Coordinates: 51°22′30″N 55°36′59″W / 51.37500°N 55.61639°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Settled | early 16th century |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Brad Johannessen |
| Area | |
| • Land | 37.02 km2 (14.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Town | 2,180 |
| • Density | 61.0/km2 (158/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,986 |
| Time zone | UTC−03:30 (NST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−02:30 (NDT) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 430 |
| Website | www.stanthony.ca |
St. Anthony is a town on the northern reaches of the Great Northern Peninsula of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. St. Anthony serves as a main service centre for northern Newfoundland and southern Labrador. St. Anthony had a population of 2,180 in 2021, compared with 2,258 in 2016,[2] 2,418 in 2011, 2,476 in 2006 and 2,730 in 2001.
L'Anse aux Meadows, which was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1968 and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978, is located 40 km from St. Anthony.[3] St. Anthony is the largest population centre on the Great Northern Peninsula.
- ^ "Town of St. Anthony - Official Website". Town of St. Anthony. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: St. Anthony, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site". UNESCO World Heritage Center.
L'Anse aux Meadows is the first and only known site established by Vikings in North America and the earliest evidence of European settlement in the New World. As such, it is a unique milestone in the history of human migration and discovery.