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Merritt's Harbour

Merritt's Harbour

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Merritt's Harbour is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located near Herring Neck, on New World Island, a few kilometers south of the causeway to Twillingate.

Geography

Merritt's Harbour is in Newfoundland within Subdivision H of Division No. 8.[1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Merritt's Harbour recorded a population of 38 living in 18 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of 5.6% from its 2011 population of 36. With a land area of 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.3/km2 (42.2/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government

Merritt's Harbour 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 Lindsay Card.[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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