Swift Current is a community and
designated place in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador . Swift Current is located approximately 20 km southwest of Goobies. It is a part of the
local service district of
Swift Current-Black River .
Geography
Swift Current is in Newfoundland within Subdivision K of Division No. 2 . It is on Mouse Islet to the northeast of the Burin Peninsula between Grand Le Pierre and Goobies , 5 kilometres west of the Black River. The Burin Peninsula Highway (Route 210 ) passes through Swift Current.
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Swift Current recorded a population of 207 living in 91 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of -0.5% from its 2011 population of 208. With a land area of 10.62 km (4.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 19.5/km (50.5/sq mi) in 2016.
Government
Swift Current was a local service district (LSD) governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. In 2021, the chair of the LSD committee is Ward Butt.
Since 2024, the community is part of the newly created LSD of Swift Current-Black River.
See also
References
^ Google (September 3, 2017). "Route 210 intersection at Route 1" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved September 3, 2017 .
^ Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, "Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 11/24: Local Service District of Swift Current-Black River; under the Municipalities Act, 1999 ", 2024.
^ "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 .
^ "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF) . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions" . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
Towns Unorganized subdivisions Designated places
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
47°53′02″N 54°12′41″W / 47.883931°N 54.211349°W / 47.883931; -54.211349