George's Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Use Canadian English 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 Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2011 population of 335. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2016.[6]
See also
- List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
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