Birchy Cove

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

Birchy Cove

Location of Birchy Cove in Newfoundland and Labrador

Birchy Cove, 1908

It is located on the Bonavista Bay side of the Bonavista Peninsula, 2.5 km from Newman's Cove, and 8.4 km from the Town of Bonavista.

Geography

Birchy Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision G of Division No. 7.^[1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Birchy Cove recorded a population of 20 living in 13 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of -33.3% from its 2011 population of 30. With a land area of 4 km² (1.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.0/km² (12.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[2]

Government

Birchy Cove 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 Reg Durdle.^[3]

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. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
4. "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

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