Upper Amherst Cove

Upper Amherst Cove, is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Situated approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Bonavista, it lies just off Route 235.

History

The nearest post office dates back to 1864 in Trinity Bay. The community was first settled by inshore fishermen in the mid-1800s, attracted by the abundant local resources. In addition to the cod fishery, residents engaged in winter logging in Blackhead Bay, which supplemented their incomes.

Geography

Upper Amherst Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision G of Division No. 7. It is near Bonavista, just off Route 235.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Upper Amherst Cove recorded a population of 41 living in 19 of its 30 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 36. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

Upper Amherst Cove is a local service district that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. The chair of the LSD committee is David Borland.