Cox's Cove

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Cox's Cove
Town
Cox's Cove, NL.jpg
Route 440 Y-Intersection with Main Street
Coordinates: 49°07′05″N58°04′26″W / 49.118°N 58.074°W / 49.118; -58.074 Coordinates: 49°07′05″N58°04′26″W / 49.118°N 58.074°W / 49.118; -58.074
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
 • TypeTown Council
Area
[1]
 • Land7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total664
 • Density95.4/km2 (247/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 440.svg Route 440

Cox's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 664 in the Canada 2021 Census. [1] The small community is mainly based on the fishery, mink farm, and construction industries.

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History

A fishing and logging community on the south side of Middle Arm in the Bay of Islands, Cox's Cove was originally settled 1840 by Thomas O'Grady and George, John and William Cox, herring and lobster fishermen. The community was also a regular port of call for the northern coastal boats. Cox's Cove was designated a reception centre in 1965 under the first Federal-Provincial Community Consolidation Programme, and from 1965 to 1970 received families from the nearby communities of Penguin Arm and Brakes Cove. Cox's Cove was incorporated in 1969, and the community had a full range of municipal services by 1980. In 1970 the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador established a new fish plant in the community. In 1979, Cox's Cove received a new water and sewerage system serving seventy per cent of the community. In 1981, the herring fishery and plant employed the majority of Cox's Cove's labour force. In the early 2000s, a mink farm began operations in the town, the farm closed in 2019. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Every summer, Cox's Cove also hosts the Big Hill Festival. [6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cox's Cove had a population of 664 living in 302 of its 335 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  2. ↑ "Danish investors poised to open mink farms". CBC News. March 31, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Cox's Cove Mink Farm". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Municipal Affairs and Environment. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Mink Farmer Catherine Moores". Truth About Fur. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ "'Pelting out' of Cox's Cove mink farm latest sign of trouble in N.L. fur industry | CBC News".
  6. ↑ "Big Hill Festival better than ever: organizer". The Western Star . July 2, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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