King's Cove
King's Cove | |
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Town | |
| Motto: Athens of the North | |
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| Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 53°20′10″W / 48.56667°N 53.33611°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Government | |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
| • Total | 75 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 235 |
| 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 |
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.
Demographics
[edit]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
[edit]- List of lighthouses in Canada
- List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Royal eponyms in Canada
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southeastern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
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| King's Cove Head Lighthouse | |
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