King's Cove

For the American city, see King Cove.

King's Cove
Town
Motto:  Athens of the North
Coordinates: 48°34′00″N53°20′10″W / 48.56667°N 53.33611°W / 48.56667; -53.33611
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
•  MHA	Craig Pardy
Population  (2021 [1] )
• Total	75
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 235
King's Cove Head Lighthouse
King's Cove Head Lighthouse in 2010
Constructed	1893
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	cast iron tower
Height	8 m (26 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard [2] [3]
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada
Focal height	54 m (177 ft)
Range	5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s

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]

Historical populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	253	—
1956	262	+3.6%
1961	201	−23.3%
1966	213	+6.0%
1971	271	+27.2%
1976	239	−11.8%
1981	253	+5.9%
1986	255	+0.8%
1991	214	−16.1%
1996	175	−18.2%
2001	159	−9.1%
2006	121	−23.9%
2011	111	−8.3%
2016	90	−18.9%
2021	75	−16.7%

See also

• List of lighthouses in Canada
• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Royal eponyms in Canada

References

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.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southeastern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2017-02-09.
3. 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