Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
Canadian province
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of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
. It is located within a 10 minutes' drive from downtown
St. John's preceding the
Town of Torbay on the eastern tip of the
Avalon Peninsula
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The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of Newfoundland's population, according ...
.
History
The area encompassing Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove is within the boundaries of lands granted to the
London and Bristol Company
The London and Bristol Company came about in the early 17th century when English merchants had begun to express an interest in the Newfoundland fishery. Financed by a syndicate of investors John Guy, himself a Bristol merchant, visited Newfoundl ...
in 1610. In 1627, the company experienced financial difficulties and evidently made lands available to private groups. The name ''Logy Bay'' itself first appears on
Southwood's map of = 1675, however, permanent settlement did not begin until the early 19th century. The earliest record of settlement in Logy Bay is from 1818 when Luke Ryan, a fisherman, sought permission to build
fishing room The earliest records of settlement in Outer Cove and Middle Cove appear around 1827, but occupation here most likely predated this year.
The early settlers of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove were immigrants predominantly from the
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
counties of
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
Kilken ...
,
Waterford
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Wexford
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, and
Cork
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Materials
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***Wine cork
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. In particular, the town of
Inistioge
Inistioge (; ) is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Historically, its name has been spelt as Ennistioge, Ennisteage, and in other ways. The village is situated on the River Nore, southeast of Kilkenny.
Situated along the River No ...
in Kilkenny was the origin of most of the pioneers of Logy Bay. These early settlers were attracted to the area by the easy access to the excellent fishing grounds that lay just offshore and by the good farmland that dotted the region.
Between 1827 and 1830 there were 9 petitions for land in Logy Bay, 3 in Middle Cove and 30 in Outer Cove. By the 1850s, the
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
had established themselves and proceeded to shape the landscape.
Irish heritage is still strong today and can be seen in such things as religion, folkways, music, and
dialect
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One usage refers to a variety (linguisti ...
.
Climate
Logy Bay-Middle Cover-Outer Cove has a
humid continental climate
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) with long, cold, and snowy winters, though not very cold by Canadian standards, and short, mild, and rainy summers with cool nights.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer 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 , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
*
List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada, with 510,550 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, and is the seventh-largest in land area, with . Newfoundland and Labrador has 278 municipalities, including 3 ...
References
External links
The Town of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer CoveThe Unofficial Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Web Site Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 3, p. 361-362.
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Populated coastal places in Canada
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador