Little Rapids is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is east of Corner Brook.

Geography

Little Rapids is in Newfoundland within Subdivision F of Division No. 5.[1] It is made up mostly of farm land and neighbours the Humber Valley Golf Resort.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Little Rapids recorded a population of 225 living in 101 of its 146 total private dwellings, a change of -3.4% from its 2011 population of 233. With a land area of 5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 38.6/km2 (100.0/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government

Little Rapids 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 Butch Vardy.[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.

48°59′N 57°44′W / 48.983°N 57.733°W / 48.983; -57.733


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