Pouch Cove is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
. The population is 2,063 according to the
Canada 2021 Census. It is located on the northeast
Avalon Peninsula, 27 kilometres north of
St. John's, the province's
capital city
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.
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.
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, 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, 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
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Cape St. Francis (Newfoundland and Labrador)
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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
Official Website
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Fishing communities in Canada
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