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Loon Bay

Loon Bay is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Geography

Loon Bay is in Newfoundland within Subdivision G of Division No. 8. [1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Loon Bay recorded a population of 177 living in 82 of its 153 total private dwellings, a change of

Government

Loon Bay 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 Alana Penney. [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.

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