King's Cove
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King's Cove | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Motto: Athens of the North | |
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| Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 53°20′10″W / 48.56667°N 53.33611°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Province | File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Government | |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 75 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways | File:NL Route 235.svg Route 235 |
| King's Cove | |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard[2][3] |
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King's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The post office was established in 1851. Its founder was James Aylward from Keels,[citation needed] who was born in Ireland in county Cork in 1690. His direct descendants still live in the community.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, King's Cove had a population of 75 living in 45 of its 85 total private dwellings, a change of -16.7% from its 2016 population of 90. With a land area of 21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
See also
- List of lighthouses in Canada
- List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Royal eponyms in Canada
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southeastern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
External links
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
