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.
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 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 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.
Its 2016 census count of 88 was a decrease from its 2011 population of 107.

Economy

Pinware was once a fishing community.