# Open Hall-Red Cliffe
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{{Short description|Local service district and designated place in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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thumb|right|View of Red Cliff, Newfoundland, on the Bonavista Peninsula
'''Open Hall-Red Cliffe''' is a [local service district](/source/Local_service_district_(Newfoundland_and_Labrador)) and [designated place](/source/designated_place) in the [Canadian province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador).
==History==
Open Hall was settled around 1770 by Joseph Batt. Joseph Batt held a fishing room in Greenspond in 1769, however he moved from there to Open Hall in the next year. As a result, a nook in Open Hall Harbour arrived in his name, Joe Batts Cove.
It is likely that Open Hall was settled long before this date by French fishermen. However this was not recorded by British Authorities because of disputes over the territory. The original name of the settlement was Open Hole. This name was given by Dorset fishermen who colonized Bonavista Bay. Open Hole is translated from the French name " La Bonne Eau" which means Good Water.
== Geography ==
Open Hall-Red Cliffe is in [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland_(island)) within [Subdivision F](/source/Division_No._7%2C_Subdivision_F%2C_Newfoundland_and_Labrador) of [Division No. 7](/source/Division_No._7%2C_Newfoundland_and_Labrador).[{{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](/source/Statistics_Canada) | date=February 7, 2018 | access-date=December 23, 2021}}] It is a fishing community located on the southern side of Bonavista Bay. Open Hall is about 30 km southwest of Bonavista. Open Hall has a relatively safe harbour, which is suitable for small-boat fishing. The landscape is rough. However, there is agricultural land which has been used since the start of the settlement.
== Demographics ==
As a designated place in the [2016 Census of Population](/source/Canada_2016_Census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), Open Hall-Red Cliffe recorded a population of 60 living in 30 of its 58 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:60-90}}|90|1}} from its 2011 population of 90. With a land area of {{convert|4.19|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|60|4.19|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.[{{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](/source/Statistics_Canada) | date=February 7, 2018 | access-date=December 22, 2021}}]
== Government ==
Open Hall-Red Cliffe is a local service district (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 | archive-date=February 23, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223045022/https://www.gov.nl.ca/mpa/files/Copy-of-Local_Service_District_Directory-October-2021.pdf | url-status=dead }}] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[{{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}}]
== See also ==
*[List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/List_of_communities_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador)
*[List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/List_of_designated_places_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador)
*[List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/List_of_local_service_districts_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador)
== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.openhall.ca Open Hall site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706192628/http://www.openhall.ca/ |date=2011-07-06 }}
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Category:Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:Fishing communities in Canada
Category:Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
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