Dover, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Dover
Shoal Bay, Wellington
Town
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Dover
Location of Dover in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 48°52′11″N53°58′14″W / 48.86972°N 53.97056°W / 48.86972; -53.97056
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
SettledEarly 1890s
Area
[1]
 • Land11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total579
 • Density57.3/km2 (148/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 320.svg Route 320

Dover is a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village located in a small cove at the head of Freshwater Bay, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Settled in the early 1890s it was originally known as Shoal Bay, presumably from its many shallow coves and inlets in the area. From the 1950s to the 1970 Shoal Bay was referred to as Wellington (Dover Post Office), whereas the local residents called it Dover.

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The first census taken of the community was in 1891 when seventeen people were counted, both lumbermen and fisherman. By 1901 the population had grown to sixty-six people and by 1921 it had grown to 203. The 2016 Census reported that its population was 662 people. [1] [1] The mayor of Dover is Tony Keats.

Near Dover is a geological feature called the Dover Fault, a major break in the Earth's crust. It is the dividing line for Gondwana and Laurentia that was formed by the Iapetus Ocean. A song in the Broadway musical Come From Away takes place at the lookout over the fault. [3] [4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dover had a population of 579 living in 242 of its 264 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Dover, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  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. ↑ "Meet the Marsons, the couple brought together in Gander during 9/11 | CBC News".
  4. ↑ "Come from Away - the Dover Fault Lyrics".

Coordinates: 48°52′11″N53°58′14″W / 48.86972°N 53.97056°W / 48.86972; -53.97056


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