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Cupids
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Cupids
Location of Cupids in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°32′52″N53°13′28″W / 47.5478°N 53.2244°W / 47.5478; -53.2244 Coordinates: 47°32′52″N53°13′28″W / 47.5478°N 53.2244°W / 47.5478; -53.2244
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled1610
Government
 • MayorCarl Butler
Area
[1]
 • Land11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total699
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 60.svg Route 60
NL Route 70.svg Route 70
NL Route 71.svg Route 71

Cupids is a town of 699 people (per the 2021 Census [2] ) on Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has also been known as Coopers, Copers Cove, Cupers Cove, and Cuperts. It is the oldest continuously settled official British colony in Canada. Cupids is believed to be the site of the first child born of European parents in the country. [3] The town was established by Englishman John Guy in 1610. [3]

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In November 2009, the community was visited by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. In August 2010, the community was visited by many people from around the world to celebrate the Cupids 400th anniversary, including Canadian Governor General Michaëlle Jean. On August 17, 2010, Canada Post released a commemorative stamp in honour of the founding of the community. [4]

2010 also saw the opening of the Cupids Legacy Centre. This facility includes a world class museum, archeology lab, Faerie Garden, Family History archive, Legacy Hall (a modern 2000 square foot open space), and a spacious boardroom.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cupids had a population of 699 living in 325 of its 428 total private dwellings, a change of

Arts and culture

Cupids is home to Perchance Theatre. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Cupids, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. 1 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.
  3. 1 2 "Cupids, Canada's Oldest British Colony". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  4. ↑ Canada Post, Details/en détail, vol. 19, no. 3 (July to September 2010), p. 17.
  5. ↑ "Perchance Theatre - Cupids". Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada – Official Tourism Website. Retrieved 2018-03-23.


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