Official Name: | Cape St. George |
Other Name: | Cap Saint-Georges (French) |
Nickname: | Kwesowaak - end of the land |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Newfoundland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 809 |
Utc Offset: | -3:30 |
Utc Offset Dst: | -2:30 |
Coordinates: | 48.47°N -59.25°W |
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Cape St. George is a headland and community of the same name, located at the southwestern tip of the Port au Port Peninsula on the Canadian island of Newfoundland.
The headland marks the northwestern limit of St. George's Bay.
The town is associated with the Franco-Newfoundlander and Mi'kmaq community, and may also be referred to as Cap Saint-Georges in French. In addition to the main townsite of Cape St. George itself, the municipal boundaries also encompass the settlements of Petit Jardin, Grand Jardin, De Grau, Red Brook, Loretto and Marches Point. Boutte du Cap Park is also included within the town's boundaries.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cape St. George had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 34.47km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]