Pinware

Pinware is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town has a population of 64, according to the Canada 2021 Census.^[1]

Pinware Pied Noir
Town
Pinware, NL
Pinware
Coordinates: 51°37′19″N 56°42′50″W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated	1978
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Mayor	Kayla Beals
• Town Clerk	Mary Ellen Butt
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	64
Time zone	UTC-03:30 (NST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-02:30 (NDT)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway)

The town is located along Route 510 in Labrador, between L'Anse-au-Diable and Red Bay.

The community has been formerly known as Riviere des François, Pirouette River, and Black Bay. It is believed the name is a corruption of Pied Noir (black foot) from the shape of a rock found at the mouth of Black Rock Brook.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pinware had a population of 64 living in 28 of its 31 total private dwellings, a change of -27.3% from its 2016 population of 88. With a land area of 4.08 km² (1.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.7/km² (40.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Its 2016 census count of 88 was a decrease from its 2011 population of 107.^[2]

Economy

Pinware was once a fishing community.^[3]