Division No. 1, Subdivision M, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Subdivision 1M
Division No. 1, Subdivision M
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division Division 1
Government
   MHA Pam Parsons (LIB, Harbour Grace-Port de Grave)
   MP Paul Connors (LIB, Avalon)
Area
  Land139.95 km2 (54.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total
1,073
  Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)

Division No. 1, Subdivision M is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada [1] in Division 1. It contains the unincorporated communities of Emerald Vale, Goulds Road, Juniper Stump, Mahers and Turks Water. At several times in the past, census enumerating officers have considered Emerald Vale, Turks Water and Juniper Stump - along with other names such as Riverside Mills - to be part of the loosely defined Makinsons/Hodgewater settlement.

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Goulds Road

47°29′00″N53°18′57″W / 47.48333°N 53.31583°W / 47.48333; -53.31583 Goulds Road was a village located south of Bay Roberts. It had a population of 139 in 1956.

Mahers

47°24′07″N53°21′50″W / 47.402°N 53.364°W / 47.402; -53.364 Mahers is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador that has undergone a recent resurgence after nearly being abandoned after the railway was closed down on the Island. Both Mahers and the nearby Ocean Pond settlement have sizable numbers of summer homes, as do several other locations in the area.

References

  1. "Google Maps".