Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador

Elliston Bird Island Cove
Town
Nickname:  Root Cellar Capital of the World
Elliston Location of Elliston in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 48°37′53″N 53°02′06″W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated	1965
Government
• Mayor	Derek Martin
• Deputy Mayor	Geraldine Baker
• Councillors	Jabez Chaulk, Blair Templeman, Harriet Tilley
Area
• Total	10.05 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	315
• Density	30.7/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 238
Website	https://www.townofelliston.ca/

Elliston is an incorporated fishing settlement situated on the Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. Incorporated in 1965, the town of Elliston was once called Bird Island Cove and it is composed of a number of communities, North Side, Noder Cover, Elliston Centre, Elliston Point, Porter's Point, Sandy Cove, The Neck and Maberly. Elliston is known as the Root Cellar Capital of the World and has claimed that title from the 135 root cellars that exist in the community.

Elliston was renamed from Bird Island Cove by Reverend Charles Lench to honour the first Methodist Missionary, Reverend William Ellis, to this community. The name Bird Island Cove was used since the early 17th century and it gets its name from two small islands, North and South Bird Island, that lie off the south entrance of this cove.

In 2013, parts of the movie The Grand Seduction were filmed at Elliston.

Events

• The Roots, Rants and Roars festival is filled with Elliston's music and food, with a competition called Cod Wars where chefs make the most creative and original dishes featuring cod.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Elliston had a population of 315 living in 148 of its 198 total private dwellings, a change of 2.3% from its 2016 population of 308. With a land area of 10.07 km² (3.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 31.3/km² (81.0/sq mi) in 2021.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador

References

https://www.townofelliston.ca/1about/inquire.html

https://www.townofelliston.ca/2visit/loop.html#ptrain

External links

• Media related to Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador at Wikimedia Commons
• Town of Elliston
• James Ryan Heritage House
• Elliston - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol.1, p. 772-774.