Pouch Cove is a
town in the
Canadian province
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of
Newfoundland and Labrador. The population is 2,063 according to the
Canada 2021 Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
. It is located on the northeast
Avalon Peninsula
The Avalon Peninsula (french: Péninsule d'Avalon) is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. It is in size.
The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of Newfoundland's population, according ...
, 27 kilometres north of
St. John's, the province's
capital city.
The origin of Pouch Cove dates back to 1611, when fisherman from British ships, together with carpenters and other artisans, established a settlement.
The town was officially incorporated in 1970.
The post office was established in 1975. The Town has a Council consisting of a Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and five councillors. The town's motto is "first to see the sun," referring to the sunrise in
North America
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.
In 1987 the municipality was amalgamated with the smaller rural settlement of Shoe Cove.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Pouch 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.
Clifton Lodge
Clifton Lodge (Society of United Fisherman’s Lodge #42) was designated as a Registered Heritage Structure by the
Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2022.
The Lodge was founded in 1900 and received its name of “Clifton” after
James A. Clift
James Augustus Clift (December 22, 1857 – February 8, 1923) was a lawyer, insurance agent and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Port de Grave from 1889 to 1893 and Twillingate from 1900 to 1919 in the Newfoundland and Labrado ...
, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge located in
St. John’s.
The original lodge was replaced by the current building, built between 1924 and 1926.
See also
*
Cape St. Francis (Newfoundland and Labrador)
The Headland of Cape St. Francis is outer extremity marking the boundary of Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland in the Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
See also
*Cape ...
*
List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
External links
Official Website
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Fishing communities in Canada
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