Colliers, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Colliers
Colliers Location of Colliers in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°27′N 53°14′W / 47.45, -53.233
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division	1
Area
- Land	26.16 km² (10.1 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	729
- Density	27.9/km² (72.3/sq mi)
Time zone	Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
- Summer (DST)	Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s)	709

Colliers is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 1 on Conception Bay.

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:

• Population: 729
•  % Change (1996-2001): -5.8
• Dwellings: 374
• Area (km².): 26.16
• Density (persons per km².): 27.9

Colliers was considered by John Guy and his associates as a preferred place for the first settlement in North America. The area that became known as Cupers Cove (Cupids) was chosen to great tragedy. If Colliers had been chosen, this tragedy might not have occurred. Thus Colliers would have been the first permanent settlement in North America.

	North: Conception Bay
West: Division No. 1, Subd. O	Colliers	East: Conception Harbour
	South: Division No. 1, Subd. O

[edit] See also

• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

Coordinates: 47°27′00″N, 53°14′00″W

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