Postville, Newfoundland and Labrador

Postville is an Inuit town in the north of Labrador, Canada.[4][5] It had a population of 188 as of 2021.[3] It is located about 40 km (25 mi) into the interior of Kaipokok Bay, 180 km (110 mi) NNE of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Postville Airport is nearby.

Postville
Town
Postville, early June 1977
Postville, early June 1977
Nickname: 
The Post
Postville is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Postville
Postville
Location of Postville
Coordinates: 54°54′37″N 59°48′08″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
RegionNunatsiavut
Government
 • Mayor (AngajukKâk)Glen Sheppard
 • Federal MPYvonne Jones (L)
 • Provincial MHALela Evans (NDP)
 • Nunatsiavut Assembly memberGeorge Gear[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total188
 • Density89.4/km2 (232/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Area code709

Postville is inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air or sea.[6][7]

In the 18th century, the Franco-Canadian merchant Louis Fornel landed near the present site of Rigolet and claimed the land for France in 1743. The Franco-Canadians established trading posts in Kaipokok Bay at that time.

The English took control of the Labrador coast in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. This brought a flood of European fishermen and whalers to settle on the Labrador coast.[8]

Around 1784, Pierre Marcoux and Louis Marchand reopened the old Kaipokok trading post. In 1795, the Moravian Brothers of Hopedale observed that Pierre Marcoux and the former partner of George Cartwright Collingham were the first Europeans to settle in Kaipokok Bay.

In order to compete with the Moravians, the Hudson's Bay Company established a coastal trading post in Kaipokok Bay in 1837 shortly after Rigolet. The counter was operated until 1878.

The village was first known as The Post because of the Hudson's Bay Company trading post located in the area. Inuit families traded in the fall, winter and spring before returning to the coastal camps in the summer. The village was renamed Postville in the 1940s by a pastor who helped establish the community by building a school and a church.[9]

Uranium deposits are located near Postville.[10][11][12][13][14]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Postville had a population of 188 living in 75 of its 83 total private dwellings, a change of 6.2% from its 2016 population of 177.[2] With a land area of 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 78.7/km2 (203.7/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

References
  1. https://nunatsiavut.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Postville-By-election.pdf
  2. "Postville, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Division No. 11, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". 12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  4. "Labrador Inuit land claim passes last hurdle". CBC News. June 24, 2005. Archived from the original on March 21, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  5. "Inuit celebrate self-government turnover". CBC News. December 1, 2005. Archived from the original on March 16, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  6. Churchill Duke, Laura (20 Sep 2019). "Hopedale woman circulating petition calling for the province to subsidize flights to northern Labrador". Saltwire. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. Moore, Angel (Apr 5, 2020). "Indigenous leaders asking that access to Labrador be sealed off". APTN News. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
  8. "Social Studies Curriculum Guide 2010, Ch.3" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 23 Jul 2021.
  9. "Postville". Tourismnunasiavut.com. Retrieved 23 Jul 2021.
  10. "Uranium Royalty Corp. - Michelin". Uraniumroyalty.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  11. Hrayr Agnerian. "TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE MICHELIN URANIUM DEPOSIT, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, CANADA. PREPARED FOR AURORA ENERGY INC. NI 43-101 Report" (PDF). Sec.gov. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. "Uranium mine will be safe, company tells Labrador community". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  13. "Labrador Inuit ponder ban on uranium mining". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  14. Careen, Evan. "Labrador Uranium Inc. looking for a big deposit in the Big Land". Saltwire.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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