Upper Amherst Cove, is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. History The nearest post office dates back to 1864 in Trinity Bay. Geography Upper Amherst Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision G of Division No. 7. It is near Bonavista, just off Route 235. Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Upper Amherst Cove recorded a population of 41 living in 19 of its 30 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 36. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Government Upper Amherst Cove 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 David Borland. 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 References Populated coastal places in Canada Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador