Jean de Baie, Newfoundland and Labrador

Jean de Baie is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is near Marystown.

History

The first post office was established in 1965 and the first postmistress was Mrs. Mary O'Keefe.[citation needed]

Geography

Jean de Baie is in Newfoundland within Subdivision C of Division No. 2.[1]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jean de Baie recorded a population of 171 living in 70 of its 74 total private dwellings, a change of -1.2% from its 2011 population of 173. With a land area of 1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 87.2/km2 (226.0/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Government

Jean de Baie 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 Wayne Rogers.[3]

See also

References

47°14′N 55°03′W / 47.233°N 55.050°W / 47.233; -55.050