title: Stanhope, Newfoundland and Labrador
text: # Stanhope, Newfoundland and Labrador
  
  Stanhope is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Stanhope is in Newfoundland within Subdivision F of Division No. 8.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stanhope recorded a population of 280 living in 123 of its 142 total private dwellings, a change of 4.5% from its 2011 population of 268. With a land area of 4.53 $km^2$ (1.75 sq mi), it had a population density of $61.8/km^2$ (160.1/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  ## Government
  
  Stanhope 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 Harvey Pike.
  
  