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Upper Amherst Cove

Coordinates: 48°33′23″N 53°13′55″W / 48.55639°N 53.23194°W / 48.55639; -53.23194
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Upper Amherst Cove, is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

History

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The nearest post office dates back to 1864 in Trinity Bay.[citation needed]

Geography

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Upper Amherst Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision G of Division No. 7.[1] It is near Bonavista, just off Route 235.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Upper Amherst Cove recorded a population of 41 living in 19 of its 30 total private dwellings, a change of 13.9% from its 2011 population of 36. With a land area of 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.8/km2 (66.8/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government

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Upper Amherst Cove is a local service district (LSD)[3] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[4] The chair of the LSD committee is David Borland.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

48°33′23″N 53°13′55″W / 48.55639°N 53.23194°W / 48.55639; -53.23194