Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove

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Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
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The Gravels, walking trail in Port au Port
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Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
Location of Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 48°33′37″N58°46′01″W / 48.56028°N 58.76694°W / 48.56028; -58.76694
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated1970
Population
 (2021)
 • Total384
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 460.svg Route 460

Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove is a small town located on the Port au Port Peninsula of the Island of Newfoundland, Canada. The nearest large service area is Stephenville. The town was created in 1970 by amalgamating the small villages of Port au Port West, Aguathuna and Felix Cove. Its post office began on September 11, 1964. The first Post Mistress was Reisa Gabriel.

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Aguathuna

Our Lady of Mercy Church, completed in 1925, is a notable landmark within the community Our Lady of Mercy, Port au Port 03.jpg
Our Lady of Mercy Church, completed in 1925, is a notable landmark within the community

The area grew from workers at the nearby limestone mine site at Jack of Clubs Cove. The Dominion Iron and Steel Company opened a quarry there in 1911. The quarry's manager, Arthur House, wanted to rename the cove from Jack of Clubs Cove as it would never have been treated with serious respect. The then Archbishop M.F. Howley suggested Aguathuna believing it to be a Beothuk word for white stone. That name was chosen by residents over the other alternative, Limeville. [1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove had a population of 384 living in 202 of its 225 total private dwellings, a change of

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References and notes

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume Four, (p 386 - 388) ISBN   0-9693422-2-5
  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.

48°33′37″N58°46′01″W / 48.56028°N 58.76694°W / 48.56028; -58.76694

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