King's Cove Explained

Official Name:	King's Cove
Settlement Type:	Town
Motto:	Athens of the North
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Coordinates:	48.5667°N -53.3361°W
Leader Name1:	Glen Little
Population Total:	75
Population As Of:	2021
Leader Name2:	Clifford Small
Utc Offset:	-3:30
Utc Offset Dst:	-2:30
Module:	Embed: yes Qid: Q47377823 Foundation: concrete base Construction: cast iron tower Shape: cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Marking: white tower and lantern Managingagent: Canadian Coast Guard^[1]

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, who was born in Ireland in county Cork in 1690. His direct descendants still live in the community.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, King'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 21.44km2, it had a population density of in 2021.^[2]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Canada
• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Royal eponyms in Canada

External links

• Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard

Notes and References

1. 2017-02-09.
2. 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.