Gander Bay South

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Gander Bay South
Location of Gander Bay South in Newfoundland and Labrador

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.

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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

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]

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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. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

Coordinates: 49°16′19″N54°29′17″W / 49.272°N 54.488°W / 49.272; -54.488


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