Gander Bay South Explained

Gander Bay South is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Gander Bay was a small place in the Fogo and Twillingate area in 1864. It was north of Gander. The way office opened in 1885 and the first waymaster was John Bursey. It became a post office on May 30, 1891, and the first postmaster was James Rowsell. It had no population after 1940. They moved to Gander Bay South.

Geography

Gander Bay South is in Newfoundland within Subdivision L of Division No. 8.^[1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gander Bay South recorded a population of 325 living in 124 of its 138 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 311. With a land area of 5.31km2, it had a population density of in 2016.^[2]

Government

Gander Bay South 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 Marvin Hodder.^[3]

References

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Notes and References

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.
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.
Web site: Directory of Local Service Districts . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador . October 2021 . January 1, 2022.
Web site: Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador . January 1, 2022.