St. Bride's is a small town on the Cape Shore of Newfoundland, Canada. Located 166 km Southwest of the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, St. Bride's is a fishing community with a population of approximately 318 persons as of 2021. The largest codfish ever caught, weighing in at 125 lbs, was landed here in 1905.^{[citation needed]}

St. Bride's
Town
St. Bride's Location of St. Bride's in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 46°55′19″N 54°10′20″W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
• Mayor	Eugene Manning[1]
Population  (2021)
• Total	318
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 100

St. Bride's is the largest community on the Cape Shore, and serves as an administrative centre. It is home to Fatima Academy and several businesses and government services.

The community is named for the Irish St. Brigid, which reflects the community's strong ties to the southeast of Ireland, and the influence of the Catholic Church.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Bride's had a population of 318 living in 166 of its 204 total private dwellings, a change of 26.2% from its 2016 population of 252. With a land area of 5.38 km² (2.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 59.1/km² (153.1/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

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