Pointe-Sapin, New Brunswick

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Pointe-Sapin is a settlement on the northern coast of New Brunswick, Canada, on the Northumberland Strait in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. As a designated place in the 2011 Census, it had a population of 350 living in 165 of its 192 total private dwellings.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/news-nouvelles/corr/cgen004-eng.cfm | title=Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 14, 2013 | accessdate=February 15, 2013}} Pointe-Sapin lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time.

The former local service district of Pointe-Sapin took its name from the community but included all of Carleton Parish east of Kouchibouguac National Park.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-Sapin had a population of 475 living in 223 of its 257 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:475-477}}|477|1}} from its 2016 population of 477. With a land area of {{cvt|71.54|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|475|71.54|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=January 2, 2025}}

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