Pool's Cove is a community located on the north west side of Fortune Bay, on the South Coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The town had a population of 143 in the 2021 Census.
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![]() ![]() Pool's Cove Location of Pool's Cove in Newfoundland | |
Coordinates: 47°40′47.70″N 55°25′52.45″W | |
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• Total | 143 |
• Density | 73.1/km2 (189/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
Area code(s) | 709 |
Highways | Route 362-10![]() |
The ferry MV Northern Seal has a port in Pool's Cove servicing the isolated outport Rencontre East with another port in Bay L'Argent, on the Burin Peninsula.[1][2]
Traditionally a fishing community, aquaculture is an important economic driver in the region.[3]
Pool's Cove has road access via the 8.1-kilometre-long (5.0 mi) Pool's Cove Road, connecting the town with Route 362.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pool's Cove had a population of 143 living in 62 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of -25.9% from its 2016 population of 193. With a land area of 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 54.0/km2 (139.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
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