Georgetown, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Georgetown is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is southeast of Bay Roberts. It had a population of 166 in 1956.
Geography
Georgetown is in Newfoundland within Subdivision N of Division No. 1.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=311&SR=1&S=87&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=10 | title=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) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 7, 2018 | access-date=December 23, 2021}}
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Georgetown recorded a population of 229 living in 97 of its 127 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:229-169}}|169|1}} from its 2011 population of 169. With a land area of {{convert|3.32|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|229|3.32|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1301&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=9999&PR=10 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 7, 2018 | access-date=December 22, 2021}}
Government
Georgetown is a local service district (LSD){{cite web | url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/mpa/files/Copy-of-Local_Service_District_Directory-October-2021.pdf | title=Directory of Local Service Districts | publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | date=October 2021 | accessdate=January 1, 2022}} that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/mpa/faq/faq-lsd/ | title=Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions | publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | accessdate=January 1, 2022}} The chair of the LSD committee is Leonard Walsh.
See also
References
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Category:Populated coastal places in Canada
Category:Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
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