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Black Duck, Newfoundland and Labrador

Black Duck, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Not to be confused with Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Black Duck (also known as Black Duck Siding) is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that is 15 km (9 mi) east of the town of Stephenville. It is characterized by Harry's River, which runs past the community and is an Atlantic salmon fishing river.

Black Duck
Black Duck
Location of Black Duck in Newfoundland and Labrador

Black Duck is known as the retirement place of Captain Victor Campbell RN, the Antarctic explorer who established a community of expats there in the 1920s.

Geography

Black Duck is in Newfoundland and straddles the boundary Subdivision C and Subdivision D, both within Division No. 4.[1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Black Duck recorded a population of 110 living in 48 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of 11.1% from its 2011 population of 99. With a land area of 19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.6/km2 (14.4/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government

Black Duck 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 Sean Martin.[3]

See also

References

  1. [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. [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. [3]
    "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

48.572°N 58.381°W / 48.572; -58.381


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