Frenchman's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Frenchman's Cove
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Frenchman's Cove
Coordinates: 47°12′56″N55°24′21″W / 47.2156°N 55.4058°W / 47.2156; -55.4058 Coordinates: 47°12′56″N55°24′21″W / 47.2156°N 55.4058°W / 47.2156; -55.4058
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Area
[1]
 • Land68.55 km2 (26.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total159
 • Density2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 210.svg Route 210
NL Route 213.svg Route 213

Frenchman's Cove is a town on the west coast of Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It had a population of 159 in the Canada 2021 Census, a drop from 172 in 2011. The town has been inhabited since before 1836, the earliest known documentation about it, when it appeared in the first Newfoundland Census. According to local folklore and tradition, the first settlers were named Cleuetts and were of French origin. The small-boat inshore fishery was the economic mainstay of the area until the late 1800s when did men went work on the schooners operating from Grand Bank. Residents also grew turnips, cabbages, and potatoes, as well as hay for their horses, cattle, sheep, and chickens. [3]

Contents

Nearby Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park, is next to a large barachois, sand and mud flats, mixed forest, and tidal lagoons. Wildlife in the area includes sea and terrestrial birds, including Canada Geese. [3]

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Grande Meadows Golf Club at Frenchman's Cove

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Frenchman's Cove had a population of 159 living in 78 of its 126 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. ↑ "Frenchman's Cove, T [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile 2016 Census". www12.statcan.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "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 "Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park". Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation. Retrieved 7 November 2012.


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