Laurenceton

Coordinates: 49°12′N 55°17′W / 49.200°N 55.283°W / 49.200; -55.283
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Laurenceton is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is southwest of Lewisporte.

Geography[edit]

Laurenceton is in Newfoundland within Subdivision F of Division No. 8.[1]

Demographics[edit]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurenceton recorded a population of 183 living in 79 of its 138 total private dwellings, a change of 2.8% from its 2011 population of 178. With a land area of 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.7/km2 (40.7/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government[edit]

Laurenceton 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 Wayne Tetford.[3]

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Laurenceton

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

49°12′N 55°17′W / 49.200°N 55.283°W / 49.200; -55.283