GlovertownNewfoundland and Labrador
2,014 residents make their home in this town in Newfoundland and Labrador. Between 2016 and 2021, its population shrank by 6%.
Is Glovertown a good place to live?
Hazard risk is low (A). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D). The typical owner put their home at $180,000 in 2021: 2.9 years of the median household’s income. Work and incomes lag (C−).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Glovertown has its subject grades alone.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Glovertown grades
Each subject compares Glovertown with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Glovertown has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Glovertown stand out
The 3 things Glovertown does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glovertown.
Few places are as safe from hazards as Glovertown: it beats 91% of Canadian towns
Wildfire is rare near Glovertown: 0.4% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.01% a year. About as many homes carry radon around Glovertown as elsewhere, 5% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Glovertown | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 5% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.010 | $0.011 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Central Regional Integrated Health Authority)
On health, Glovertown falls short of 89% of Canadian towns
Life expectancy at birth in the region is 79.0 years, about level with Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (78.6) and below Canadian towns (81.5). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 52% in Newfoundland and Labrador. For Glovertown itself, the measure is access: 53 km to the nearest hospital on average, with 100% of homes beyond 30 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Central Zone, Glovertown included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Glovertown | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 22% | 22% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 54% | 50% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.0 | 78.6 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 15% | 15% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Commuters in Glovertown have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns
By car: that was how 85% of commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Glovertown | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 18 min | 19 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 85% | 92% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
July afternoons in Glovertown reach 22.6°C (Newfoundland and Labrador towns 21.2°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)
For the wettest month, look to October: 129 mm on average. Snowfall adds up to 229 cm a year, between Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (363 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). January nights in Glovertown drop to −10.1°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 58 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Glovertown | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 229 cm | 363 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 22.6°C | 21.2°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,260 mm | 1,305 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −10.1°C | −8.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lethbridge)
Glovertown is older than 95% of Canadian towns: a median age of 54.8
6.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Visible minorities make up 0.5% of the population, below both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1.2%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.5% of Glovertown’s residents are women
Here the census found 945 men and 1,005 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Glovertown | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 13% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 57% | 61% | 64% |
| 65+ | 31% | 26% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 21% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 53% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Glovertown in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −1°C
November usually brings some 10 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 112 mm of rain and snow. The month after, December, normally sees 2°C afternoons and −5°C nights. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 23°C and January nights −10°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 0°C | −9°C | 325 mm |
| Spring | 7°C | −2°C | 288 mm |
| Summer | 21°C | 10°C | 285 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 3°C | 363 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lethbridge); the forecast is on the Weather page
Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, which takes in Glovertown, is held by Jonathan Rowe (Conservative Party of Canada)
Statistics Canada lists Glovertown as a town.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Alexander Bay Public Library is Glovertown’s public library
It stands 2.5 km from the centre of Glovertown.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Glovertown has just 11% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%
85% of households own their home, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (78%) and Canadian towns (74%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Glovertown | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 85% | 78% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $180,000 | $215,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 17% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
A national park 2.2 km from Glovertown: Terra Nova National Park
Of the country within 10 km, 13% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. 2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. A provincial park, Lockston Path Provincial Park, lies 49 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Glovertown | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 13% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Glovertown earns a B− for safety
Its police area records 19.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 21.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 64, about level with Canadian towns (67) and below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (81). Glovertown shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Glovertown detachment area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Glovertown | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 21.1 | 34.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 19.2 | 16.7 | 12 |
| Crime Severity Index | 64 | 81 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 73 | 82 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Everything we know about Glovertown
Gloverton Museum and 2 more in and around Glovertown
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Glovertown, the best known first.
Famous people from around Glovertown
One notable person was born in Glovertown; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
About Glovertown
Town in Newfoundland and Labrador
For Glovertown, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Newfoundland and Labrador, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,014 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Census division
- Division No. 7
- Census subdivision
- 1007044
Glovertown’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glovertown | 2,014 | — | — | B− | B− | D |
| Gambo | 1,859 | 15 | — | B+ | B− | D |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Glovertown
What kind of homes are in Glovertown?
Mostly 94% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 23% have just one.
How old are the people of Glovertown?
The median resident is 54.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 13% are under 15 and 31% are 65 or over.
Is Glovertown growing?
No: the census counted 2,083 in 2016 and 1,948 in 2021, 6.5% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,014.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).