History
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 10,227 | — |
| 1961 | 25,185 | +146.3% |
| 1971 | 26,309 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 24,339 | −7.5% |
| 1991 | 22,410 | −7.9% |
| 1996 | 21,893 | −2.3% |
| 2001 | 20,103 | −8.2% |
| 2006 | 20,083 | −0.1% |
| 2011 | 19,886 | −1.0% |
The area was originally four distinct communities with unique commercial activities. Curling, with its fishery; Corner Brook West (also known as Humber West or Westside) with its retail businesses; Corner Brook East (also known as Humbermouth and the Heights) with its railway and industrial operations; and Townsite (known as Corner Brook), home to the employees of the pulp and paper mill. In 1956, these four communities were amalgamated to form the present-day City of Corner Brook.
Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill (owned by Kruger Inc.), which is a major employer for the region. The city has the largest regional hospital in western Newfoundland, as well as shopping and retail, federal and provincial government offices, and Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. Corner Brook is also home to the province's newest high school, Corner Brook Regional High, which is an amalgamation of the former Regina and Herdman Collegiate High Schools.
In recent years, Corner Brook has become a small but growing centre for film and television production in Eastern Canada. The Atlantic Studios Cooperative in Corner Brook is the largest sound stage in Atlantic Canada. It is located in the Pepsi Centre, the city's multi-purpose arena facility. Corner Brook holds a unique Canadian record. Corner Brook is the oldest community of its size (over 25,000) in Canada. Other communities of this size have either grown into larger ones (+75,000), were amalgamated with other communities or collapsed.
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