Dunfield is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is southwest of Catalina. It had a population of 222 in 1940, 193 in 1951 and 210 in 1956. Renamed in 1913, the present day Dunfield was once the community of Cuckold's Cove.

Geography

Dunfield is in Newfoundland within Subdivision J of Division No. 7.[1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dunfield recorded a population of 78 living in 39 of its 46 total private dwellings, a change of -6% from its 2011 population of 83. With a land area of 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 42.6/km2 (110.4/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government

Dunfield 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 Vacant.[3]

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. ↑ "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. 1 2 "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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