Appleton, Newfoundland and Labrador
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| settlement_type = Town
| motto = Room to Grow
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| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2 = February 27, 1962
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Garrett Watton
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Appleton is a town in the northeastern part of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
It is located in Division No. 6, on Gander Lake, southeast of Glenwood.
History
Appleton was incorporated on February 27, 1962. On January 27, 1962, a public meeting was held at the Appleton Community School for the purpose of organizing the community under the Community Councils Act. Mr. William B. Temple acted as Chairman and Lewis C. Little acted as Secretary. There were thirty-seven voters in attendance. It was voted that there would be five members on the Appleton Community Council:
- Miss Zippoorah Steele
- Mr. Wilfred Richards
- Mr. Lewis C. Little
- Mr. Leslie Reid
- Mr. Cyril Ford
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Appleton had a population of {{val|620|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|265|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|285|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:620-574}}|574|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|574|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|6.33|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|620|6.33|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000210 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 15, 2022}}
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|+ Demographics | |
| Population in 2016 | 574 |
| Population change from 2011 | -7.7% |
| Median age (2016) | 48.2 |
| Number of families (2016) | 195 |
| Number of married couples (2016) | 320 |
| Total number of dwellings (2016) | 240 |
| Catholic (2001); | 23.5% |
| Protestant (2001) | 75.7% |
| 2016 Land Area (km2) | 6.39 |
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| width ="35%" align="center" | | width ="30%" align="center" | North: Division No. 6, Subd. E | width ="35%" align="center" | |
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| width ="10%" align="center" | West: Glenwood | width ="35%" align="center" | Appleton | width ="30%" align="center" | East: Division No. 6, Subd. E |
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| width ="35%" align="center" | | width ="30%" align="center" | South: Division No. 6, Subd. E | width ="35%" align="center" | |
See also
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