Cobb's Arm is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on New World Island. It is located about 8 km outside Newville and leads to other communities such as Pikes Arm and Toogood Arm.

Geography

Cobbs Arm is in Newfoundland within Subdivision H of Division No. 8.[1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cobbs Arm recorded a population of 119 living in 60 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of -11.9% from its 2011 population of 135. With a land area of 5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.2/km2 (60.0/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government

Cobbs Arm 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 Lisa Stuckey.[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.

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