Pensons Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Pensons Arm
Local service district / designated place
Pensons Arm is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Pensons Arm
Pensons Arm
Location of Pensons Arm
Coordinates: 52°41′10″N 55°53′31″W / 52.686°N 55.892°W / 52.686; -55.892Coordinates: 52°41′10″N 55°53′31″W / 52.686°N 55.892°W / 52.686; -55.892
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
RegionLabrador
Census division10
Census subdivisionB
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
Area
 • Land3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total43
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Area code(s)709
Highways Route 514

Pensons Arm (also known as Pinsent's Arm) is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Pensons Arm, is a coastal village in Labrador, 20 km southeast of Charlottetown. It has a population of 43 in the 2021 census.[1]

Geography[]

Pensons Arm is in Labrador within Subdivision B of Division No. 10.[2]

Demographics[]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pensons Arm recorded a population of 61 living in 20 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of 15.1% from its 2011 population of 53. With a land area of 3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.9/km2 (48.9/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

Government[]

Pensons Arm is a local service district (LSD)[4] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[5] The chair of the LSD committee is Harrison Campbell.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Pensons%20Arm&DGUIDlist=2021A0006100261&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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