Bridgeport is a
local service district and
designated place
A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the ...
in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
. Services in Bridgeport include the local grocery store, a post office and a fish plant. Bridgeport also now features a newly updated community hall.
Geography
Bridgeport is in
Newfoundland within
Subdivision H of
Division No. 8.
Bridgeport is on
New World Island
New World Island is an island in Notre Dame Bay, just off the coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The island is connected to Newfoundland by a causeway. The prominent communities on the island are Summer ...
.
Demographics
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada, Bridgeport recorded a population of 104 living in 52 of its 72 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 140. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government
Bridgeport is a local service district (LSD)
that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.
The chair of the LSD committee is Sherman Jennings.
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See also
* List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
* List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
*List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has 175 unincorporated communities that are designated as local service districts (LSDs) for the purpose of providing water, sewer, fire, garbage, street lighting, animal control, and/or road ma ...
References
Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
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