Swift Current, Newfoundland and Labrador

Swift Current is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Swift Current is located approximately 20 km south of Goobies.[1]

Swift Current is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Swift Current
Swift Current
Location of Swift Current in Newfoundland and Labrador

Geography

Swift Current is in Newfoundland within Subdivision K of Division No. 2.[2] It is on Mouse Islet to the northeast of the Burin Peninsula between Grand Le Pierre and Goobies, 5 kilometres west of the Black River. The Burin Peninsula Highway (Route 210) passes through Swift Current.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Swift Current recorded a population of 207 living in 91 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of -0.5% from its 2011 population of 208. With a land area of 10.62 km2 (4.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 19.5/km2 (50.5/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

Government

Swift Current 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 Ward Butt.[4]

See also

References
  1. Google (September 3, 2017). "Route 210 intersection at Route 1" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  5. "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

47.883931°N 54.211349°W / 47.883931; -54.211349


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