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Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador
Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Town of Branch is an incorporated community of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and had a population of 223 (as of the 2021 census).[1]
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Geography

It is located on St. Mary's Bay and can be accessed via Route 100 or Route 92. Nearby communities include Point Lance and St. Bride's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
History
The first settler of Branch was Thomas Nash, an Irish fisherman and boat builder. He arrived in Caplin Bay (Calvert) on the Southern Shore in 1765 and eventually came to Branch in the year 1790.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Branch had a population of 223 living in 96 of its 142 total private dwellings, a change of -22.4% from its 2016 population of 228. With a land area of 16.18 km2 (6.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.9/km2 (28.3/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
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