George's Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador

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George's Brook is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that is a neighbourhood in the Town of George's Brook-Milton. It is north of Clarenville.

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History

A post office opened in George's Brook in 1950 with its first postmistress being Mona Pelley.[ citation needed ] By 1956 it had a population of 197.[ citation needed ] In October 1985, the community got it first waymaster, Charles Pelley.[ citation needed ]

In 2017, residents of George's Brook and the neighbouring community of Milton voted in favour of joining together to incorporate as a town. [1] The Town of George's Brook-Milton was officially incorporated by the provincial government on May 8, 2018. [2]

Geography

George's Brook is in Newfoundland within Subdivision K of Division No. 7. [3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, George's Brook recorded a population of 358 living in 142 of its 155 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. "George's Brook-Milton votes yes to becoming stand-alone town | CBC News".
  2. "Town of George's Brook-Milton Order". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. May 4, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  3. "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.
  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.

Coordinates: 48°13′45″N53°57′53″W / 48.2291683°N 53.9646935°W / 48.2291683; -53.9646935