Georgestown, St. John's

Georgestown
Neighbourhood
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
City	St. John's
Ward	2
Government
• Administrative body	St. John's City Council
• Councillor	Frank Galgay
Population
• Total	1,525

Georgestown is a neighbourhood near the downtown of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is bordered by Military Road, Monkstown Road, Empire Avenue, and Bonaventure Avenue. It was settled as the city's first suburb in the early 19th century. The name is an evolution of "George (Winter)'s Town", as it was known in the 19th century.

Further reading

• Wallace Furlong. 2004. Georgestown: An Historic Corner of Old St. John's, Flanker Press, St. John's, Newfoundland.

See also

• Neighbourhoods in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador