Old Shop is a
local service district A local service district is a type of designated place in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. In the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, a local service district is a defined area led by an elected committee responsible for the deliv ...
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 sta ...
in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
. It is on the western side of the
Dildo Arm, at the southern end of Trinity Bay. It is northwest of
South Dildo
South Dildo is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Geography
South Dildo is in Newfoundland within Subdivision Y of Division No. 1.
Demographics
As a designated place in ...
, across the Dildo Arm from
Dildo
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proper.
History
Old Shop was first used as a centre for cutting ships'
timber
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and was simply called "The Old Chop" by those that worked there. Local tradition states the name comes from mistranslation of "Old Chop" and happened when the town was first settled for permanent living.
Geography
Old Shop is in
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
within
Subdivision Y of
Division No. 1.
Demographics
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Old Shop recorded a population of 209 living in 90 of its 161 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 220. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government
Old Shop 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 Jeffrey Garland.
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See also
*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
This article lists unincorporated communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Incorporated towns and cities are incorporated municipalities and can be found on List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Newfoundla ...
*List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population ce ...
*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 main ...
References
Populated coastal places in Canada
Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
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