Hampden, Newfoundland and Labrador


Hampden is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town has a population of 429. Two islands can be seen from the shore of Hampden, Granby Island and Millers Island. The latter is much closer to the town and is the host of a tuberculosis grave-site.

History

Hampden was named after English politician John Hampden.
Many communities were resettled into Hampden after the island was brought into Canadian Confederation, where the Joey Smallwood government pushed a resettlement plan that involved over 300 villages and 28,000 people.

Demographics

Population 2016: 429
Population 2011: 457
Population, 2006: 489
Population, 2001: 544
Population, 1996: 651
1996 to 2016 population change: -34.1 percent
Number of dwellings: 175
Land : 32.97