Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Cavendish

Cavendish is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Geography

Cavendish is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 1. [1] Cavendish is located on Route 80, off the Route 1 (Trans Canada Highway) exit at Whitbourne. It lies on an area of Cambrian Period shale, slate, and limestone; a significant limestone prospect lies about one kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the settlement. [2] Soils are mapped as stony loam podzols of the Cochrane and Turk's Cove series. [3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cavendish recorded a population of 301 living in 120 of its 138 total private dwellings, a change of

Government

Cavendish 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 Roger Pennell. [5]

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References

  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. "Mines" (PDF).
  3. "Soils of the Avalon Peninsula". 13 December 2013.
  4. "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.
  5. 1 2 "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

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