Appleton, Newfoundland and Labrador
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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.