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| population_total         = 494<ref name="New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove Census Profile">{{cite web|title=Census Profile|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=DPL&Code1=100230&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&SearchText=New%20Chelsea-New%20Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley%27s%20Cove-Lead%20Cove&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=100230&TABID=1&type=0|publisher=Statistics Canada|access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>
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'''New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove''' is a [[Local service district (Newfoundland and Labrador)|local service district]] and [[designated place]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].
== Geography ==
New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove is in [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] within [[Division No. 1, Subdivision F, Newfoundland and Labrador|Subdivision F]] of [[Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador|Division No. 1]].<ref name=2016census2>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=311&SR=1&S=87&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=10 | title=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) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 7, 2018 | access-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref> It consists of five unincorporated communities on the [[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]] side of the northern tip of the [[Bay de Verde Peninsula]].
=== Communities ===
;New Chelsea
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;New Melbourne
This small village was originally called ''Russells Cove'', and circa 1864 housed some 16 families.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
;Brownsdale
Tradition has it that John Brown, who had migrated from [[Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador|Old Perlican]] around 1820, was the first settler in '''Brownsdale'''.  He had established a [[sawmill]] there and was Brownsdale's first merchant. The original name of Brownsdale, Trinity Bay was Lance Cove South; the name was changed around 1910 to provide distinction from the other two Lance Coves on the island.
Brownsdale's first school was built in 1856 to accommodate twenty pupils.  The village's first church was [[Methodism|Wesleyan]], constructed in 1870; the current church, the [[United Church of Canada|United Church]] of Brownsdale, was built in 1892.  In 1958 a new high school was built and named for Newfoundland poet [[E. J. Pratt]].
;Sibley's Cove
Sibley's Cove is usually considered to include Torquay (pronounced tarquay), a cluster of houses on the East End of the cove. It is believed that the cove was probably named after a migrating fisherman.
* 1874 – Sibley’s Cove (combined with Lead Cove) first appears on the Census with a population of 61.
* 1884 – The population is listed as 93.
* 1891 – One vessel leaves Sibley’s Cove for the Labrador Fishery.
* 1895 – The first school is built and kept by Isaac March of Brownsdale.
* 1899 – A Methodist Chapel is built.
* 1942 – An Orange Hall is constructed.
* 1957 – A government wharf is constructed for the inshore fishermen.
Prior to 1871, the community had been renamed New Melbourne.<ref>Seary, E. R., Lynch, S. & Kirwin, W. J. (1998) ''Family names of the island of Newfoundland'', 3rd. Ed., [https://books.google.com/books?id=cdZCZ61xXNcC&dq=%22Russells+Cove%22&pg=PA71 p.71.] McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, {{ISBN|0-7735-1782-0}}. Retrieved July 2011</ref>
;Lead Cove
Lead Cove may take its name from the lead-grey rock that surrounds the shallow cove. Tradition also tells that Lead Cove may have received its name from one of its earliest settler, Abraham Button, who felt that he had been "led" to this site from Old Perlican in his search for a place to settle.
* 1870 – First house is built by Abraham Button.
* 1874 – Census records eight families in Lead Cove and nearby Sibleys Cove.
* 1901 – The strong Methodist community of Lead Cove has 57 residents.
* 1916 – Cod liver oil factory, established by William Button, is the first commercial activity in Lead Cove.
=== Climate ===
{{Weather box
|location = New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 15
|Feb record high C = 14
|Mar record high C = 17.2
|Apr record high C = 21
|May record high C = 26
|Jun record high C = 28.9
|Jul record high C = 30.6
|Aug record high C = 29
|Sep record high C = 26.1
|Oct record high C = 22.8
|Nov record high C = 21.1
|Dec record high C = 15.6
|year record high C = 30.6
|Jan high C = -0.2
|Feb high C = -0.6
|Mar high C = 1.9
|Apr high C = 5.3
|May high C = 10.2
|Jun high C = 15.6
|Jul high C = 20.4
|Aug high C = 19.6
|Sep high C = 16
|Oct high C = 10.9
|Nov high C = 6.9
|Dec high C = 2.2
|year high C = 9
|Jan mean C = -3.4
|Feb mean C = -3.9
|Mar mean C = -1.3
|Apr mean C = 2.2
|May mean C = 6.3
|Jun mean C = 11.1
|Jul mean C = 15.8
|Aug mean C = 15.8
|Sep mean C = 12.5
|Oct mean C = 7.8
|Nov mean C = 4.1
|Dec mean C = -0.7
|year mean C = 5.5
|Jan low C = -6.7
|Feb low C = -7.3
|Mar low C = -4.5
|Apr low C = -1.1
|May low C = 2.4
|Jun low C = 6.6
|Jul low C = 11.1
|Aug low C = 11.9
|Sep low C = 8.9
|Oct low C = 4.8
|Nov low C = 1.3
|Dec low C = -3.7
|year low C = 2
|Jan record low C = -20
|Feb record low C = -25
|Mar record low C = -23
|Apr record low C = -10.6
|May record low C = -6.7
|Jun record low C = -4
|Jul record low C = 0.6
|Aug record low C = 0.6
|Sep record low C = -1.1
|Oct record low C = -3
|Nov record low C = -9.5
|Dec record low C = -19.4
|year record low C = -25
|Jan precipitation mm = 118.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 106.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 97.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 81.4
|May precipitation mm = 82.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 87.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 63.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 103.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 97.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 121.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 113.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 107
|year precipitation mm = 1181.5
|source 1 = 1961-1990 [[Environment Canada]]<ref name="climate" >[[Environment Canada]]—[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1961_1990_e.html?stnID=727&prov=NF&lang=e&province=NF&provBut=Search&month1=0&month2=12 1961–1990]. Retrieved 15 October 2012.</ref>
|date=October 2012
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=== Geology ===
All of these communities are underlain by [[Precambrian]] bedrock of the Big Head Formation, chiefly gray to green [[arkose]] and [[siltstone]].<ref>{{Cite map|url=https://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/mines&en/geosurvey/maps/nl/html_nf/images/88-01.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122052229/https://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/mines&en/geosurvey/maps/nl/html_nf/images/88-01.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2019|first1=A. F.|last1=King|title=Geology of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland (parts of 1K, 1L, 1M, 1N and 2C)|scale=1:250,000|publisher=Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy|year=1988|format=pdf}}</ref> Soils are stony loam [[podzols]] and are mapped as Turk's Cove series except at Lead Cove which lies on the less well drained Old Perlican series.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/surveys/nf/nf3/nf3_report.pdf |title=Soils of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland |last=Heringa |first=P. K. |date=1981 |publisher=Research Branch, [[Agriculture Canada]]}}</ref>
== Demographics ==
As a designated place in the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove recorded a population of 494 living in 221 of its 326 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:494-503}}|503|1}} from its 2011 population of 503. With a land area of {{convert|14.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|494|14.6|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1301&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=9999&PR=10 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 7, 2018 | access-date=December 22, 2021}}</ref>
== Government ==
New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove is a local service district (LSD)<ref name=LSD>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/mpa/files/Copy-of-Local_Service_District_Directory-October-2021.pdf | title=Directory of Local Service Districts | publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | date=October 2021 | accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.<ref name=LSDfaqs>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/mpa/faq/faq-lsd/ | title=Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions | publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> The chair of the LSD committee is Terry Button.<ref name=LSD/>
== 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 ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050308104318/http://www.aroundthebay.ca/btta/booklet/index.htm Baccalieu Trail]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050729091106/http://collections.ic.gc.ca/baccalieutrail/home.html Historical Baccalieu Trail]
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[[Category:Populated coastal places in Canada]]
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[[Category:Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador]]