Seal Cove, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador explained

Official Name:Seal Cove
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Newfoundland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Established Title2:Incorporated (town)
Established Date2:1972
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:100
Utc Offset:-3:30
Utc Offset Dst:-2:30
Coordinates:47.4847°N -56.0614°W

Seal Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on Fortune Bay. The town had a population of 100 in the 2021 Census. The population of Seal Cove, Fortune Bay has fallen to approximately 100 largely due to outmigration for education and other work-related pursuits. The town was incorporated in 1972.

Historically, residents earned a living by fishing and logging for the large pulp and paper companies located in Central and Western parts of the province. In recent years there has been a greater dependency on work in the construction industry.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Seal 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 2.03km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

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47.4847°N -56.0614°W

Notes and References

  1. 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.