Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale
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Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale
Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°40′30″N56°00′43″W / 49.675°N 56.012°W / 49.675; -56.012
CountryCanada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Region Newfoundland
Census division 8
Census subdivision P
Government
  Type Unincorporated
Area
[1]
  Land15.08 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total
129
Time zone UTC−03:30 (NST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−02:30 (NDT)
Area code 709

Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Geography

Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale is in Newfoundland within Subdivision P of Division No. 8. [2]

History

Jackson's Cove was first listed in the 1857 Census with a population of 37; Langdon's Cove, grouped with Nicky's Nose, was first listed in 1874, with a population of 23; Silverdale (Bear Cove until 1921) was listed in 1891 with a population of 29. [3]

The community of Jackson’s Cove was founded in the 1840s by English settlers engaged in lumbering, shipbuilding, fishing and subsistence farming. Starting in the mid 1800s, settlers also found employment in copper mines in nearby Burton’s Pond, Bett’s Cove, and Tilt Cove. [4] Most of the early residents were followers of the Methodist faith, and had built a church as early as 1869. [4]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale recorded a population of 129 living in 60 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of

Government

Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale is a local service district (LSD) [5] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. [6] In 2022, the chair of the LSD committee was Antia Kelley. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. 3. St. John's NL: Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 1991. p. 92.
  4. 1 2 Knight, Dennis (December 2022). "A Handmade Church in the Arms of Green Bay: Jackson's Cove United (Methodist) Church, Green Bay, Newfoundland" (PDF). Heritage NL Fieldnotes Series. 27.
  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.