Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador

The Town of Branch is an incorporated community of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and had a population of 223.

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 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 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.