Laurenceton

Laurenceton is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is southwest of Lewisporte.

Geography

Laurenceton is in Newfoundland within Subdivision F of Division No. 8. ^[1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurenceton recorded a population of 183 living in 79 of its 138 total private dwellings, a change of 2.8% from its 2011 population of 178. With a land area of 11.64 km² (4.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.7/km² (40.7/sq mi) in 2016. ^[2]

Government

Laurenceton 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 Wayne Tetford. ^[3]

Laurenceton

See also

• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador

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. "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
4. "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

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