Spanish Room is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Spanish Room is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Spanish Room
Spanish Room

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

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Spanish Room is in Newfoundland within Subdivision D of Division No. 2.[2]

Demographics

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "N.L's Burin Peninsula workers face hardship as jobs evaporate". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  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. ^ a b "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.

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