Cox's Cove Explained

Official Name:Cox's Cove
Settlement Type:Town
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Established Date:1840
Government Type:Town Council
Area Land Km2:7.21
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:664
Population Density Km2:95.4
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Coordinates:49.118°N -58.074°W

Cox's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 664 in the Canada 2021 Census. The small community is mainly based on the fishery, mink farm, and construction industries.

History

A fishing and logging community on the south side of Middle Arm in the Bay of Islands, Cox's Cove was originally settled 1840 by Thomas O'Grady and George, John and William Cox, herring and lobster fishermen. The community was also a regular port of call for the northern coastal boats. Cox's Cove was designated a reception centre in 1965 under the first Federal-Provincial Community Consolidation Programme, and from 1965 to 1970 received families from the nearby communities of Penguin Arm and Brakes Cove. Cox's Cove was incorporated in 1969, and the community had a full range of municipal services by 1980. In 1970 the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador established a new fish plant in the community. In 1979, Cox's Cove received a new water and sewerage system serving seventy per cent of the community. In 1981, the herring fishery and plant employed the majority of Cox's Cove's labour force. In the early 2000s, a mink farm began operations in the town, the farm closed in 2019.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Every summer, Cox's Cove also hosts the Big Hill Festival.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cox's Cove had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 7.23km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]

See also

References

  1. News: Danish investors poised to open mink farms . March 31, 2005. . October 28, 2019.
  2. Web site: Cox's Cove Mink Farm . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Municipal Affairs and Environment. October 28, 2019.
  3. Web site: Canadian Mink Farmer Catherine Moores . Truth About Fur . October 28, 2019.
  4. Web site: 'Pelting out' of Cox's Cove mink farm latest sign of trouble in N.L. fur industry CBC News.
  5. News: Big Hill Festival better than ever: organizer . July 2, 2010 . . October 28, 2019.
  6. 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.