Coordinates: 49°44′35″N 56°54′29″W / 49.743°N 56.908°W / 49.743; -56.908

Pollard's Point, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Pollard's Point
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CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
RegionNewfoundland
Census division5
Census subdivisionG
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
Area
 • Land16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
306
Time zoneUTC−03:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−02:30 (NDT)
Area code709

Pollard's Point is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

History

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The post office was established in 1966.[citation needed]

Geography

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Pollard's Point is in Newfoundland within Subdivision G of Division No. 5.[2] It is approximately 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Deer Lake.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pollard's Point recorded a population of 306 living in 148 of its 181 total private dwellings, a change of 21.4% from its 2011 population of 252. With a land area of 16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.2/km2 (47.0/sq mi) in 2016.[1]

Government

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Pollard's Point 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 Edine Gossett.[3]

Education

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Main River Academy is in Pollard's Point.[5]

See also

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References

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