Massey Drive
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Massey Drive in Newfoundland
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| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2 = 1971
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Don Brown{{Cite web|url=http://masseydrive.com/town_council.php|title=Massey Drive Town Council|publisher=Town of Massey Drive|accessdate=March 3, 2020}}
| leader_title1 = MHA
| leader_name1 = Scott Reid
| leader_title2 = MP
| leader_name2 = Carol Anstey
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| population_total = 1,606
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| timezone = Newfoundland Time
| utc_offset = -3:30
| timezone_DST = Newfoundland Daylight
| utc_offset_DST = -2:30
| coordinates = {{coord|48|56|14|N|57|54|0|W|region:CA-NL|display=inline}}
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| area_code = 709
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| website = {{url|http://www.masseydrive.com}}
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Massey Drive (2021 pop.: 1,606) is a town located close to the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Its name is derived from the original road through the town, named Massey Drive, which in turn is named after Vincent Massey, former Governor General of Canada (1952–59).{{Cite web|url=http://masseydrive.com/history.php|title=Our History|publisher=Town of Massey Drive|accessdate=March 3, 2020}} It is an enclave surrounded by the municipality of Corner Brook, from which it seceded in 1971. It is primarily a residential area.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/massey-drive-strikes-water-deal-with-corner-brook-1.1132279|title=Massey Drive strikes water deal with Corner Brook|publisher=CBC News|date=March 20, 2012|accessdate=March 3, 2020}}
Demographics
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|1996|736
|2001|770
|2006|1170
|2011|1412
|2016|1632
|2021|1606
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Massey Drive had a population of {{val|1606|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|626|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|670|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1606-1632}}|1632|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1632|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2.45|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1606|2.45|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}}
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.masseydrive.com}}
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