Spanish Room is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
This settlement is north of Marystown on the northern harbour. It is accessible from Route 210.[1] Beyond Spanish Room is the settlement of Rock Harbour.
Geography
[edit]Spanish Room is in Newfoundland within Subdivision D of Division No. 2.[2]
Demographics
[edit]As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Spanish Room recorded a population of 131 living in 51 of its 61 total private dwellings, a change of -2.2% from its 2011 population of 134. With a land area of 5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.3/km2 (60.3/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
Government
[edit]Spanish Room is a local service district (LSD)[4] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[5] The chair of the LSD committee is Randy Hanrahan.[4]
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]- ^ "N.L's Burin Peninsula workers face hardship as jobs evaporate". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
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