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Bridgeport, Newfoundland and Labrador

Bridgeport, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Bridgeport is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Services in Bridgeport include the local grocery store, a post office and a fish plant. Bridgeport also now features a newly updated community hall.

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Location of Bridgeport in Newfoundland and Labrador
View of an iceberg from Bridgeport

Geography

Bridgeport is in Newfoundland within Subdivision H of Division No. 8.[1] Bridgeport is on New World Island.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bridgeport recorded a population of 104 living in 52 of its 72 total private dwellings, a change of -25.7% from its 2011 population of 140. With a land area of 3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 33.4/km2 (86.6/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government

Bridgeport 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 Sherman Jennings.[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.

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