La Poile is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on La Poile Bay. The community is inaccessible by road and is served by a ferry via a port in Rose Blanche.[1][2][3][4]
La Poile | |
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 La Poile as it appeared in 1971 | |
  La Poile Location of La Poile in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′06″N 58°23′42″W / 47.685°N 58.395°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 61 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Ferry to Rose Blanche |
The town mainly works in lobster fishing. As of the 2021 census, the population is 61 people. The community has a school offering grades K-9 and a small store. There is an Anglican church which offers services once a month. Health care is limited to a first responder and a visiting doctor who comes once a month, weather permitting.
The town was the subject of an episode of Viceland's Abandoned.[5] There is only one student in the local school.[citation needed] The last town-wide vote in 2017 did not have enough support for the residents to accept provincial money to leave the settlement under the resettlement program.[6]
Geography
editLa Poile is in Newfoundland within Subdivision I of Division No. 3.[7]
Demographics
editAs a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Poile recorded a population of 61 living in 33 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of -29.9% from its 2016 population of 87.[8] With a land area of 1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 59.6/km2 (154.3/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
Government
editLa Poile is a local service district (LSD)[10] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[11] The chair of the LSD committee is Monford Organ.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Roy, Rosalyn (Mar 6, 2019). "MV Challenge One to service La Poile – Rose Blanche ferry route for next two years". The Telegram. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
- ^ "12-passenger ferry in La Poile has residents 'completely fed up'". CBC News. Mar 19, 2018. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
- ^ "Hanging on: outports on south west coast of Newfoundland still alive, despite challenges". Saltwire News. Dec 20, 2019. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
- ^ Blue, Martine (Jul 3, 2018). "Ferry frustration for LaPoile residents". The Telegram. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6172532/ [user-generated source]
- ^ "Your request for access to information under Part II of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 [Our File #: MAPA/070/2021]". Atipp-search.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved Feb 9, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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