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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.

King's Cove
Town
Motto: 
Athens of the North
Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 53°20′10″W
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
Population
 (2021[1])
  Total75
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 235
King's Cove Head Lighthouse
King's Cove Head Lighthouse in 2010
Constructed1893 
Foundationconcrete base
Constructioncast iron tower
Height8 m (26 ft) 
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
Power sourcesolar power 
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard[2][3]
Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada 
Focal height54 m (177 ft) 
Range5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) 
CharacteristicFl W 4s 

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]


See also



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.






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