Bridgeport, Newfoundland and Labrador explained

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.

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 from its 2011 population of 140. With a land area of 3.11km2, it had a population density of 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

• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 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) . . February 7, 2018 . December 23, 2021.
2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador) . . February 7, 2018 . December 22, 2021.
3. Web site: Directory of Local Service Districts . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador . October 2021 . January 1, 2022.
4. Web site: Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador . January 1, 2022.