Goobies is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Goobies | |
|---|---|
  Goobies Location of Goobies  Goobies Goobies (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′20″N 53°58′52″W / 47.939°N 53.981°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Region | Newfoundland |
| Census division | 1, 2, and 7 |
| Census subdivision | A, K, and M |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Area | |
| • Land | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 142 |
| Time zone | UTC−03:30 (NST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−02:30 (NDT) |
| Area code | 709 |
Geography
editGoobies is in Newfoundland and straddles the boundary between three census subdivisions:[2]
- Subdivision A of Division No. 1;
- Subdivision K of Division No. 2; and
- Subdivision M of Division No. 7.
Demographics
editAs a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Goobies recorded a population of 142 living in 70 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2011 population of 139. With a land area of 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.0/km2 (28.4/sq mi) in 2016.[1]
Government
editGoobies 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 Bill Goobie.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.