Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose

Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

History[]

From the 1970s to present a major limestone quarry began operating at Lower Cove employing 30-40 people.

Geography[]

Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 4.^[1] It is west of Stephenville along the southern coastline of the Port au Port Peninsula on Route 460. It consists of the three adjacent unincorporated fishing communities of Ship Cove, Lower Cove and Jerry's Nose.

Demographics[]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose recorded a population of 382 living in 189 of its 210 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2011 population of 356. With a land area of 17.93 km² (6.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.3/km² (55.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[2]

Government[]

Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose 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 Andrew Campbell.^[3]

References[]

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

Coordinates: 48°31′32.1″N 59°0′17″W / 48.525583°N 59.00472°W / 48.525583; -59.00472

[2016census2-1] "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.

[2016census-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.

[LSD-3] "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

[LSDfaqs-4] "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

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v t Division No. 4, Newfoundland and Labrador (St. George's)
Towns	Cape St. George Gallants Kippens Lourdes Port au Port East Port au Port West–Aguathuna–Felix Cove St. George's Stephenville Stephenville Crossing
Unorganized subdivisions	Subdivision A Subdivision B Subdivision C Subdivision D Subdivision E
Designated places	Barachois Brook Bay St. George South Benoits Siding Black Duck Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse Campbells Creek Flat Bay Fox Island River-Point au Mal Great Codroy Mainland Mattis Point Millville to Cape Anguille O'Regan's Central Piccadilly Head Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove Searston Sheaves Cove Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose St. Andrews St. Teresa Stephenville Crossing Three Rock Cove Tompkins Upper Ferry West Bay
Unincorporated communities	Boswarlos Codroy Heatherton Highlands Jeffrey's Loch Leven McKay's Millville Robinsons St. David's St. Fintan's South Branch Upper Ferry
See also: Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador