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Upper Amherst Cove

Coordinates:48°33′23″N53°13′55″W / 48.55639°N 53.23194°W /48.55639; -53.23194
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Local service district and designated place in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Upper Amherst Cove, is alocal service district anddesignated place in theCanadian province ofNewfoundland and Labrador. Situated approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Bonavista, it lies just off Route 235.[1]

History

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The nearest post office dates back to 1864 inTrinity Bay.[citation needed] The community was first settled by inshore fishermen in the mid-1800s, attracted by the abundant local resources. In addition to the cod fishery, residents engaged in winter logging in Blackhead Bay, which supplemented their incomes.[2]

Geography

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Upper Amherst Cove is inNewfoundland withinSubdivision G ofDivision No. 7.[3] It is nearBonavista, just offRoute 235.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Upper Amherst Cove recorded a population of 41 living in 19 of its 30 total private dwellings, a change of13.9% from its 2011 population of 36. With a land area of 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi), it had a population density of25.8/km2 (66.8/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

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Upper Amherst Cove is a local service district (LSD)[5] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[6] The chair of the LSD committee is David Borland.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^https://www.mun.ca/ich/search-ich-collections/hearts-content/upper-amherst-cove/?utm_source
  2. ^https://www.mun.ca/ich/search-ich-collections/hearts-content/upper-amherst-cove/?utm_source
  3. ^"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. RetrievedDecember 23, 2021.
  4. ^"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. RetrievedDecember 22, 2021.
  5. ^ab"Directory of Local Service Districts"(PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on February 23, 2022. RetrievedJanuary 1, 2022.
  6. ^"Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. RetrievedJanuary 1, 2022.
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