Upper Amherst Cove
Upper Amherst Cove, is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Situated approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Bonavista, it lies just off Route 235. [1]
History
[edit | edit source]The nearest post office dates back to 1864 in Trinity 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
[edit | edit source]Upper Amherst Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision G of Division No. 7.[3] It is near Bonavista, just off Route 235.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]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.[4]
Government
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
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