Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse, Newfoundland and Labrador

Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It consists of the unincorporated fishing settlements of Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse on the Port au Port Peninsula. The communities had a combined population of 57 in the Canada 2006 Census.^[1]

The communities are closely associated with Franco-Newfoundlander history.^[2] The communities may also be known as L'Anse-aux-Canards and Maisons-d'Hiver in French.

Black Duck Brook-Winterhouse aerial view

Geography

Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 4.^[3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse recorded a population of 172 living in 82 of its 95 total private dwellings, a change of 48.3% from its 2011 population of 116. With a land area of 12.58 km² (4.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.7/km² (35.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse is a local service district (LSD)^[5] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.^[6] The chair of the LSD committee is Bernie Duffenais.^[5]

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, and designated places, 2006 and 2001: Newfoundland and Labrador.
2. "Port-au-Port Peninsula". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.

48.6951°N 58.9122°W / 48.6951; -58.9122