Peterview, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Peterview
Peters Arm
Peterview's welcome sign on the only road into the community.
Peterview's welcome sign on the only road into the community.
Peterview (Newfoundland)
Peterview
Peterview
Location of Peterview in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°07′00″N 55°21′00″W / 49.116667, -55.35
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division 6
Incorporated 1962
Time zone Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
 - Summer (DST) Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s) 709
Highways Route 350

Peterview is a town located in the Exploits Valley area of central Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where Peters River empties into the Bay of Exploits, just south of Botwood, off Route 350.

Originally named Peters Arm, the community was incorporated as the Town of Peterview in 1962. The current mayor is Jim Samson and the deputy mayor is Monnie Burt. According to the 2001 Statistics Canada census, Peterview has a population of 811 with 274 private dwellings.

Peterview has connections to Demasduwit (Mary March), a figure in Newfoundland history and one of the last Beothuk Indians, as John Peyton, one of her captors, built the first house in the area.


Northwest: Division No. 6, Subd. C North: Botwood, Northern Arm Northeast: Division No. 6, Subd. D
West: Division No. 6, Subd. C Peterview East: Division No. 6, Subd. D
Southwest: Bishop's Falls, Grand Falls-Windsor South: Division No. 6, Subd. D Southeast: Norris Arm

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Coordinates: 49°07′00″N, 55°21′00″W

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