Gander Bay South

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Gander Bay South is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Gander Bay South
Gander Bay South
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Location of Gander Bay South in Newfoundland and Labrador

Gander Bay South is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Gander Bay was a small place in the Fogo and Twillingate area in 1864. It was north of Gander. The way office opened in 1885 and the first waymaster was John Bursey. It became a post office on May 30, 1891, and the first postmaster was James Rowsell. It had no population after 1940. They moved to Gander Bay South.

Geography[]

Gander Bay South is in Newfoundland within Subdivision L of Division No. 8.[1]

Demographics[]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gander Bay South recorded a population of 325 living in 124 of its 138 total private dwellings, a change of 4.5% from its 2011 population of 311. With a land area of 5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 61.2/km2 (158.5/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government[]

Gander Bay South 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 Marvin Hodder.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  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.

Coordinates: 49°16′19″N 54°29′17″W / 49.272°N 54.488°W / 49.272; -54.488

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