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George's Brook is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that is a neighbourhood in the Town of George's Brook-Milton . It is north of Clarenville .
History
The community had a population of 170 in 1935, which has increased to 252 in 1961 and 280 in 1966.[ 1] A post office opened in George's Brook in 1950 with its first postmistress being Mona Pelley.[ 2] In October 1985, the community got it first waymaster, Charles Pelley.[ 2]
In 2017, residents of George's Brook and the neighbouring community of Milton voted in favour of joining together to incorporate as a town.[ 3] The Town of George's Brook-Milton was officially incorporated by the provincial government on May 8, 2018.[ 4]
Geography
George's Brook is in Newfoundland within Subdivision K of Division No. 7 .[ 5]
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , George's Brook recorded a population of 358 living in 142 of its 155 total private dwellings, a change of 6.9% from its 2011 population of 335. With a land area of 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 79.7/km2 (206.5/sq mi) in 2016.[ 6]
See also
References
^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador , volume 2 . p. 513.
^ a b "History – Town of GBM" . Retrieved 2024-05-12 .
^ "George's Brook-Milton votes yes to becoming stand-alone town | CBC News" .
^ "Town of George's Brook-Milton Order" . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. May 4, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2021 .
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)" . Statistics Canada . February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021 .
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)" . Statistics Canada . February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021 .
Subdivisions and statistical units Communities Cities Local service districts (LSDs) and designated places (DPLs)
Both LSDs and DPLs
Aspen Cove
Barachois Brook
Bartlett's Harbour
Bay St. George South
Beaches
Bear Cove, Northern Peninsula
Beau Bois
Bellevue
Bellevue Beach
Benoits Siding
Benton
Birchy Cove
Black Duck
Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse
Black Duck Cove, Northern Peninsula
Black Tickle
Blaketown
Boyd's Cove
Bridgeport
Brig Bay
Brigus South
Brown's Arm
Buchans Junction
Bunyan's Cove
Burgoyne's Cove
Burnside-St. Chads
Burnt Cove, St. Michael's, Bauline South
Burnt Point-Gull Island-Northern Bay
Calvert
Campbells Creek
Canning's Cove
Cape Freels North
Cape Ray
Caplin Cove-Southport
Castor River North
Castor River South
Cavendish
Chanceport
Charlottetown, Bonavista Bay
Cobb's Arm
Cottrell's Cove
Deadman's Bay
Deep Bight
Diamond Cove
Dildo
Dunfield
Eddies Cove West
Epworth-Great Salmonier
Fairbanks-Hillgrade
Fairhaven
Flat Bay
Forest Field-New Bridge
Forresters Point
Fox Island River-Point au Mal
Fox Roost-Margaree
Francois
Freshwater, Conception Bay
Gander Bay North
Gander Bay South
Garden Cove
Georgetown
Glovers Harbour
Goobies
Grates Cove
Great Brehat
Great Codroy
Green Island Brook
Green's Harbour
Grey River
Harbour Mille-Little Harbour East
Harry's Harbour
Herring Neck
Hickman's Harbour-Robinson Bight
Hodge's Cove
Hopeall
Horwood
Indian Cove
Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale
Jean de Baie
La Poile
Lance Cove, Bell Island
L'Anse aux Meadows to Quirpon
Laurenceton
Little Harbour (East), Placentia Bay
Little Rapids
Little St. Lawrence
Lodge Bay
Loon Bay
Lower Lance Cove
Main Point-Davidsville
Mainland
Makinsons
Markland
Marysvale
Mattis Point
McCallum
Merritt's Harbour
Mobile
Moreton's Harbour
Nameless Cove
New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove
New Harbour, Trinity Bay
Newman's Cove
Newville
Noggin Cove
Norman's Bay
Norris Arm North
North Harbour, St. Mary's Bay
O'Donnells
Old Shop
Open Hall-Red Cliffe
O'Regan's Central
Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove
Pensons Arm
Petit Forte
Petley
Phillips Head
Piccadilly Head
Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove
Pidgeon Cove-St. Barbe
Pleasantview
Plum Point
Pollard's Point
Port Albert
Portland Creek
Purcell's Harbour
Pynns Brook
Random Island West
Random Sound West
Rattling Brook
Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle
Roaches Line
Rock Harbour
Searston
Sheaves Cove
Sheppardville
Ship Cove, Northern Peninsula
Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose
Smith's Harbour
Smith's Sound
Sop's Arm
South Dildo
South East Bight
Spanish Room
Spillars Cove
St Andrews
St. Anthony Bight
St. Joseph's Cove-St. Veronica's
St. Judes
St Patricks
St. Teresa
Stanhope
Stoneville
Summerville-Princeton-Southern Bay
Swift Current
Thornlea
Three Rock Cove
Tizzard's Harbour
Tompkins
Tors Cove
Upper Amherst Cove
Upper Ferry
Valley Pond
Virgin Arm-Carter's Cove
West Bay
Wild Cove, White Bay
William's Harbour
LSDs onlyDPLs only
48°13′45″N 53°57′53″W / 48.2291683°N 53.9646935°W / 48.2291683; -53.9646935