- Peterview, Newfoundland and Labrador
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Peterview
other_name = Peters Arm
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settlement_type = Town
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image_caption = Peterview's welcome sign on the only road into the community.
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pushpin_label_position = left
pushpin_map_caption = Location of Peterview in Newfoundland
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = NL
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = 6
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established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1962
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leader_name =Jim Samson
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area_total_km2 = 6.72
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 807
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population_density_km2 = 120.0
timezone =Newfoundland Time
utc_offset = -3:30
timezone_DST = Newfoundland Daylight
utc_offset_DST = -2:30
latd = 49
latm = 07
lats = 00
latNS = N
longd = 55
longm = 21
longs = 00
longEW = W
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elevation_m = 12
postal_code_type = Postal code span
postal_code = A0H
area_code = 709
blank_name = Highways
blank_info = Route 350
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footnotes = Peterview is atown located in the Exploits Valley area of centralNewfoundland and Labrador ,Canada , wherePeters River empties into theBay of Exploits , just south of Botwood, off Route 350.Originally named Peters Arm, the community was incorporated as the Town of Peterview in
1962 . The currentmayor is Jim Samson and thedeputy mayor is Monnie Burt. According to the2001 Statistics Canada census , Peterview has apopulation of 807 with 266 [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1006021&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&Data=Count&SearchText=Wood%20Point,%20Bonne%20Bay&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All Population and dwelling counts] ] private dwellings.Peterview has connections to
Demasduwit (Mary March), a figure in Newfoundland history and one of the lastBeothuk Indians, as John Peyton, one of her captors, built the first house in the area.ee also
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List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador References
External links
* [http://www.centralnewfoundland.com/peterview.php3 Peterview]
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