Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Benton

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Location of Benton in Newfoundland and Labrador

Benton is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

## History

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When the railway was constructed in the late 1800s, Benton became a sawmill town. The railroad also made it possible for a handful of mines and quarries (though less well known) able to operate in Central Newfoundland. This included a granite quarry at Benton called Hall's Quarry.

The Newfoundland Railway was constructed between 1881 and 1897. The track arrived in Benton at the end of the 1892 construction season. The first inhabitants of Benton were Railway Section crews. Closely followed by shop keepers, quarry men, loggers and sawmill operators. Issac Penney arrived in Benton in the 1920s and was a section foreman for the railway. Jim Wicks brought his family to Benton in 1939 and was a cook in the logging camps and later ran a general store. 1979 Theodore Keats and his Son Allan started working as prospectors traveling all over Newfoundland and Labrador in search of the Theodore's Grandfather "Soulis Joe's" lost silver mine. in the years to follow. many of the Keats' family joined the prospecting field Brothers,Brother in laws, sons, nephews and grandsons. This field has been a great success especially for Allan and his son Kevin? Also for Stephen and Mick Stares (Allan's nephews). In 2007 Four generations of Keats Stares family won a prestigious award the PDAC Convention "Bill Dennis Prospectors of the Year Award!" November 3 2023 Allan Keats received honorary membership to the Canadian Institute of Mining. The mining industry continues to be a huge success because of the prospectors of this little community of Benton!

## Geography

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Benton is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 6.[1]

## Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Benton recorded a population of 154 living in 69 of its 83 total private dwellings, a change of -9.9% from its 2011 population of 171. With a land area of 4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 32.7/km2 (84.7/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

## Government

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Benton is a local service district (LSD)[3] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[4] The chair of the LSD committee is Terry Hynes.[3]

## See also

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* List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
* List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
* List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador

## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
4. ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

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Division No. 6, Newfoundland and Labrador (Central Newfoundland)

Towns|

* Appleton
* Badger
* Bishop's Falls
* Botwood
* Buchans
* Gander
* Glenwood
* Grand Falls–Windsor
* Millertown
* Norris Arm
* Northern Arm
* Peterview

Unorganized
subdivisions|

* Subdivision A
* Subdivision C
* Subdivision D
* Subdivision E

Designated
places|

* Benton
* Buchans Junction
* Norris Arm North

* See also:
* Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

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Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

* Newfoundland
* Labrador
* Nunatsiavut
* Other islands

Subdivisions and
statistical units|

* Regions
* Census divisions
* Census agglomerations
* Municipalities
* Population centres

Communities|

* Cities
* Towns
* Inuit community governments
* Indian reserves
* Local service districts
* Designated places
* Ghost towns

Cities|

* Corner Brook
* Mount Pearl
* St. John's

Local service
districts (LSDs)
and designated
places (DPLs)|

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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

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LSDs only|

* Biscay Bay
* Deer Park/Vineland Road
* Hay Cove
* Lethbridge to Sweet Bay
* Noddy Bay
* Quirpon
* Shoe Cove (Notre Dame Bay)
* Straitsview

DPLs only|

* Bloomfield
* Brigus Junction
* Britannia
* Capstan Island
* Champneys-English Harbour
* Croque
* Deep Bay
* Fortune Harbour
* Frederickton
* Gambo
* George's Brook
* Goulds
* Grand Beach
* Grand Bruit
* Harbour Round
* Humber Village
* Island Harbour
* Knights Cove - Stock Cove
* Ladle Cove
* Michael's Harbour
* Millville to Cape Anguille
* Milton
* Musgrave Harbour
* Northwest Brook-Ivany's Cove-Queens Cove
* Sheshatshiu
* Snook's Arm
* St. Juliens
* Stag Harbour
* Stephenville Crossing
* Trinity East

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