The Goulds is a

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in the

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. It is a rural neighbourhood within the City of St. John's southeast of the city centre.

History

The Goulds was an incorporated community up until 1991, at which time it was amalgamated with Wedgewood Park and Kilbride into the City of St. John's.

Geography

The Goulds is in the City of St. John's on the island of

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within Division No. 1.

Demographics

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

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, The Goulds recorded a population of 4418 living in 1676 of its 1724 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 4525. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Arts and culture

The Goulds is known for having had two residents appear as contestants ''

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'': Jillian Kieley (née Matthews) (in Season 11), and Ashley Dunne (in Season 13).

Transportation

Some of the highways going through the Goulds include: *Main Road (Route 10); link to Kilbride and into downtown St. John's *Petty Harbour Road (Route 11); link to

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, and also into downtown St. John's *Robert E. Howlett Memorial Drive (Route 3); currently links to

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(at Route 2, Pitts Memorial Drive) and will eventually link with new route known as Bifurcation Road In addition, the Goulds is served by the

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system, with service connecting with the neighbourhood of Kilbride and The Village Shopping Centre.

Education

The community has three schools: Goulds Elementary for grades K-5, St. Kevin's Junior High School for grades 6–8, and St. Kevin's High School for grades 9-12.

Notable people

* Wayne Johnston, writer *

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, director

References

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