Plum Point is a
local service district and
designated place
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Newfoundland and Labrador
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. It is west of
Anchor Point.
History
The original name ''Ferrol Zaharra'' was given by the
Basque fishermen and been translated in English later on. The former name of Old Ferrole was changed on June 11, 1965.
Geography
Plum Point is in
Newfoundland
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within
Subdivision C of
Division No. 9.
Demographics
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada, Plum Point recorded a population of 112 living in 52 of its 71 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 128. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government
Plum Point 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 Ben Coombs.
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See also
*Great Northern Peninsula
The Great Northern Peninsula ( Inuttitut: ''Ikkarumiklua'') is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 270 km long and 90 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km2. It is def ...
*List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
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*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 ...
* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 432
References
Populated coastal places in Canada
Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
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