Horwood is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was formerly known as Dog Bay. It is located northeast of Lewisporte just off of Route 331. It was once the home of a bustling lumber company owned by the Horwood family. Dog Bay was renamed Horwood after the family name.

Geography

Horwood is in Newfoundland within Subdivision L of Division No. 8.[1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Horwood recorded a population of 260 living in 106 of its 124 total private dwellings, a change of 10.6% from its 2011 population of 235. With a land area of 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 29.5/km2 (76.5/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government

Horwood 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 Violet Barnes.[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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