For the American city, see King Cove.
King's Cove
Town
Coordinates48°34′00″N 53°20′10″W
MHACraig Pardy
Population total75
Population as of2021[3]
Area code709
Leader name 2Clifford Small
Time zoneNewfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
Time zone (DST)Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
King's Cove
QidQ47377823
Foundationconcrete base
Constructioncast iron tower
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingwhite tower and lantern
ManagingagentCanadian Coast Guard[1][2]

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 -16.67% from its 2016 population of 90. With a land area of 21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
1951253—
1956262+3.6%
1961201−23.3%
1966213+6.0%
1971271+27.2%
1976239−11.8%
1981253+5.9%
1986255+0.8%
1991214−16.1%
1996175−18.2%
2001159−9.1%
2006121−23.9%
2011111−8.3%
201690−18.9%
202175−16.7%

See also

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  2. ^
  3. ^ "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.