Upper Amherst Cove

Upper Amherst Cove, is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Situated approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Bonavista, it lies just off Route 235. ^[1]

History

The nearest post office dates back to 1864 in Trinity Bay.^{[citation needed]} The community was first settled by inshore fishermen in the mid-1800s, attracted by the abundant local resources. In addition to the cod fishery, residents engaged in winter logging in Blackhead Bay, which supplemented their incomes. ^[2]

Geography

Upper Amherst Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision G of Division No. 7.^[3] It is near Bonavista, just off Route 235.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Upper Amherst Cove recorded a population of 41 living in 19 of its 30 total private dwellings, a change of 13.9% from its 2011 population of 36. With a land area of 1.59 km² (0.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.8/km² (66.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

Upper Amherst Cove 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 David Borland.^[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