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 | |
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Motto: Athens of the North | |
Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 53°20′10″W | |
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• Total | 75 |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
Area code | 709 |
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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 ![]() |
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]
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