Pensons Arm Explained

Pensons Arm
Settlement Type:Local service district / designated place
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Newfoundland and Labrador#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Pensons Arm
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Newfoundland and Labrador
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Labrador
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:10
Subdivision Type4:Census subdivision
Subdivision Name4:B
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Established Title:Established
Area Land Km2:3.23
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:43
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:−04:00
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:−03:00
Coordinates:52.686°N -55.892°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:709
Blank Name:Highways

Pensons Arm (also known as Pinsent's Arm) is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Pensons Arm, is a coastal village in Labrador, 20 km southeast of Charlottetown. It has a population of 43 in the 2021 census.[1]

Geography

Pensons Arm is in Labrador within Subdivision B of Division No. 10.[2] Topographically it is surrounded by St. Michaels Bay, an inlet of the Labrador Sea to the north and Scrammy Bay to the east.[3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pensons Arm recorded a population of 61 living in 20 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 53. With a land area of 3.23km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

Government

Pensons Arm is a local service district (LSD)[5] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[6] The chair of the LSD committee is Harrison Campbell.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error.
  2. 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.
  3. Book: United States Hydrographic Office. Davenport. Richard G.. Newfoundland and Labrador: The coast and banks of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, from Grand Point to the Koksoak River, with the adjacent islands and banks. 20 November 2011. Public domain. 1884. Govt. print. off.. 466–.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Directory of Local Service Districts . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador . October 2021 . January 1, 2022.
  6. Web site: Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador . January 1, 2022.