Cavendish is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Geography Cavendish is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 1. Cavendish is located on Route 80, off the Route 1 (Trans Canada Highway) exit at Whitbourne. It lies on an area of Cambrian Period shale, slate, and limestone; a significant limestone prospect lies about south of the settlement. Soils are mapped as stony loam podzols of the Cochrane and Turk's Cove series.
Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cavendish recorded a population of 301 living in 120 of its 138 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 363. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government Cavendish 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 Roger Pennell.
See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
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