Division No. 1, Subdivision L is an unorganized subdivision on the
Avalon Peninsula
The Avalon Peninsula (french: Péninsule d'Avalon) is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. It is in size.
The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of Newfoundland's population, according ...
in
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada. It is in
Division 1 and contains the unincorporated communities of Bareneed, Black Duck Pond, Blow Me Down, Coley's Point South, Hibb's Cove, Pick Eyes,
Port de Grave, Ship Cove and The Dock
Bareneed
Bareneed is a settlement in
Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador
Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division covering the entire Avalon Peninsula including the Isthmus of Avalon of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Like all census divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador, but unli ...
, Canada. It is located east of
Bay Roberts, on the Port de Grave
peninsula
A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...
on the west side of
Conception Bay
Conception Bay (CB) is a bay on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
The population (in 2011) of people living in municipalities (or unincorporated census subdivisions) located along the coast of Conception Bay was 90,490 making it on ...
.
Established by four families in the
Brigus area of
Newfoundland and Labrador in 1864, it became a village in 1968. (*There is an 1817 Census of "Bare Need" with names of Boon and Bartlet and others, and a population of 96).
The Way Office was established in 1874 and the first Waymaster was Jabez W. Butler. It became a Post Office on May 30, 1891.
In 1956 it had a population of 153.
In 1935 Bareneed had a population of 215 The 4 most prominent names are Richards, Bartlett, Batten, and Boone, and may be the original 4 Families to settle here. With a settlement date of 1864, the village elders (born in the 1850s and 1860s) would have settled the area with their parents.
Black Duck Pond
Black Duck Pond is a
settlement in
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Blow Me Down
Blow Me Down is a
settlement in
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Blow Me Down is small fishing settlement on the north side of Conception Bay, district of Brigus. It is situated on the point of land that separates Bay Roberts from Portdegrave Bay. Distant from Portdegrave by road 3 miles. Mail weekly. Population 60.
The village was named by Captain Cook, who circumvented and chartered NFLD, and wintered on the west coast.
Hibb's Cove
Hibb's Cove had a population of 87 in 1956.
Port de Grave
:''See:''
Port de Grave, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Dock
The Dock is a settlement located southeast of
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador
Bay Roberts ( 2016 Population 6,012; Census Agglomeration 11,083) is located on the north shore of Conception Bay on the northeastern Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The growth of the local economy can b ...
.
References
Newfoundland and Labrador subdivisions
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