Bridgeport, Newfoundland and Labrador

Bridgeport is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Services in Bridgeport include the local grocery store, a post office and a fish plant. Bridgeport also now features a newly updated community hall.

Bridgeport is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Bridgeport
Location of Bridgeport in Newfoundland and Labrador
View of an iceberg from Bridgeport

Geography

Bridgeport is in Newfoundland within Subdivision H of Division No. 8.[1] Bridgeport is on New World Island.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bridgeport recorded a population of 104 living in 52 of its 72 total private dwellings, a change of -25.7% from its 2011 population of 140. With a land area of 3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 33.4/km2 (86.6/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government

Bridgeport 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 Sherman Jennings.[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. "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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