Sheaves Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the Port au Port Peninsula along the shore of St. George's Bay. There is a small tourist alcove just off the highway (Route 460) where views of the waterfalls and the ocean are visited often.
Geography[edit]
Sheaves Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 4.[1]
Demographics[edit]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sheaves Cove recorded a population of 66 living in 35 of its 41 total private dwellings, a change of -43.6% from its 2011 population of 117. With a land area of 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.0/km2 (54.3/sq mi) in 2016.[2]
Government[edit]
Sheaves Cove 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 Marilyn Rowe.[3]
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
