Cook's Harbour Explained

Official Name:Cook's Harbour
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Newfoundland#Canada
Pushpin Relief:yes
Area Land Km2:1.95
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:118
Population Density Km2:62.9
Utc Offset:-3:30
Utc Offset Dst:-2:30
Coordinates:51.6033°N -55.8711°W

Cook's Harbour is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 123 in the Canada 2016 Census.[1] The population as of 2021 was 118 (including Wild Bight and Boat Harbour) but the population has been decreasing ever since then. Cook’s Harbour is about 45 minutes away from St. Anthony NL and 6 hours from Corner Brook NL.

The school in Cook's Harbour is called James Cook Memorial there are 2 students in the school as of 2024.

History

Cook's Harbour was named by Captain James Cook in 1764, during his survey of Newfoundland.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cook's Harbour had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.94km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census . Statistics Canada . February 14, 2017 . February 15, 2017.
  2. Web site: Land of First Contact. Cook's Harbour. 2014. 2014-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015141159/http://www.landoffirstcontact.ca/sites/6-cooks-harbour. 2014-10-15. dead.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador . . February 9, 2022 . March 15, 2022.