Cavendish is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Cavendish
Cavendish
Location of Cavendish in Newfoundland and Labrador

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

Geography

Cavendish is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 1.[1] Cavendish is located on Route 80, off the Route 1 (Trans Canada Highway) exit at Whitbourne. It lies on an area of Cambrian Period shale, slate, and limestone; a significant limestone prospect lies about one kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the settlement.[2] Soils are mapped as stony loam podzols of the Cochrane and Turk's Cove series.[3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cavendish recorded a population of 301 living in 120 of its 138 total private dwellings, a change of -17.1% from its 2011 population of 363. With a land area of 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 111.9/km2 (289.8/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

Cavendish 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 Roger Pennell.[5]

See also

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. ↑ "Mines" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Soils of the Avalon Peninsula". 13 December 2013.
  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. 1 2 "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.

47°43′12″N 53°29′35″W / 47.720°N 53.493°W / 47.720; -53.493

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