Bay Roberts
Bay Roberts | |
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| Motto: Proud of the past - Poised for the future | |
Bay Roberts Location of Bay Roberts in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°35′05″N 53°16′42″W / 47.58472°N 53.27833°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Settled (Naming) | early 16th century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Walter Yetman |
| • Deputy Mayor | Geoff Seymour |
| • MHA | Pam Parsons |
| Area | |
| • Land | 24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 103.66 km2 (40.02 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Town | 5,974 |
| • Density | 249.9/km2 (647/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 11,083 |
| • Metro density | 106.9/km2 (277/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3.5 (NT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−2.5 (NDT) |
| Highways | Route 70 Route 72 Route 75 |
| Website | bayroberts |
| Bay Robert used to be named Baie de Roberts, which is Bay Roberts in French. | |
Bay Roberts is a town located on the north shore of Conception Bay on the northeastern Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2016, the town's population is 6,012 and census agglomeration is 11,083. The growth of the local economy can be connected to the town's proximity to other major Newfoundland markets, by road and by water.