Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse is a

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and

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in the

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. It consists of the unincorporated fishing settlements of Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse on the

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. The communities had a combined population of 57 in the

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. The communities are closely associated with

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history."Port-au-Port Peninsula"
Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. The communities may also be known as ''L'Anse-aux-Canards'' and ''Maisons-d'Hiver'' in

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Geography

Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse is in

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within Subdivision E of Division No. 4.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by

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, Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse recorded a population of 172 living in 82 of its 95 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 116. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse 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 Bernie Duffenais.

References

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Geography

Demographics

Government

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