Labrador City

Labrador City
Town
Aerial view (2026)
Seal Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Kamistiatusset (Naskapi) (English: "Land of the Hard-Working People")
Labrador City Location of Labrador City in Labrador
Coordinates: 52°57′N 66°55′W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division	10
Settled	1960s
Government
• Type	Labrador City Town Council
• Mayor	Jordan Brown
• MHA	Joseph Power
• MP	Philip Earle
Area
• Total	38.83 km2 (14.99 sq mi)
Elevation	555 m (1,821 ft)
Population  (2021 census)
• Total	7,412
• Density	186/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (Atlantic Daylight Saving Time)
Postal code span	A2V
Area code	709
Highways	Route 500 (Trans-Labrador Highway)
Website	www.labradorwest.com

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Labrador City is a town in western Labrador (part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador), near the Quebec border. With a population of 7,412 as of 2021, it is the second-largest population centre in Labrador, behind Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Neighbouring Labrador City is Wabush, a smaller town with a population of approximately 1,964 as of 2021. Together, the "twin towns" are known as Labrador West.

In the 1960s, Labrador City was founded to accommodate employees of the Iron Ore Company of Canada; iron ore mining continues to be the primary industry in the town.

The Labrador City town motto is Kamistiatusset, a Naskapi word meaning "land of the hard-working people." The Labrador City town crest is that of a snowy owl holding a scroll atop a black spade on a mound of red earth. The symbol represents iron ore mining. The spade is flanked by two caribou. Both snowy owls and caribou are native to the Labrador City area.