South Branch is a settlement located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. South Branch is one of fifteen communities within the greater Codroy Valley area and is located alongside the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1) between Channel-Port aux Basques and St. George's Bay.
History
South Branch began as a settlement for those who took part in the construction of the Newfoundland Railway.
Demographics
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, South Branch together with nearby Coal Brook had a population of , a change of from its 2011 population of .