title: Petley, Newfoundland and Labrador
text: # Petley, Newfoundland and Labrador
  
  Petley is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is east of Clarenville.
  
  ## History
  
  In 1951 the first postmistress was Annie Gladys Walters.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Petley is in Newfoundland within Subdivision L of Division No. 7.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Petley recorded a population of 88 living in 40 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of 10% from its 2011 population of 80. With a land area of 1.18 $km^2$ (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of $74.6/km^2$ (193.2/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  ## Government
  
  Petley is a local service district (LSD) that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. The chair of the LSD committee is Shirley Walters.
  
  