Renews–Cappahayden is a small fishing town on the southern shore of
Newfoundland
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 ...
, south of
St. John's.
The town was incorporated in the mid-1960s by amalgamating the formerly independent villages of Renews and Cappahayden.
Renews–Cappahayden had a population of 280 in 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 ...
.
Renews
The village was first settled by migratory fishermen and then by colonists. The colony was first proposed in 1610 by the
London and Bristol Company, which had previously started an
English colony
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at
Cuper's Cove, but settlement was delayed by the presence of the
pirate Peter Easton. In 1615, the territory was sold to
William Vaughan who initially sent settlers to Aquaforte. Around 1617, Governor
Richard Whitbourne
Sir Richard Whitbourne (1561 – 1635) was an English colonist, mariner and writer.
Richard Whitbourne was born near Bishopsteignton in south Devon, England, where he was baptised on 20 June 1561. Whilst apprenticed to a merchant adventurer ...
moved six remaining colonists to Renews, but they had left by 1619. Vaughan soon sold land that crossed the
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 ...
, including Renews harbour to
Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland who named the territory
South Falkland.
According to a popular local legend (unsubstantiated ), the ''
Mayflower'' landed at Renews in 1620, where it picked up water and supplies before sailing on to
Plymouth Rock.
A battery was established there in 1755 and was manned consistently from thence until 1815, during the Napoleonic Wars.
Loyola Hearn
Loyola Hearn, (born March 25, 1943) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician. Hearn is the former Canadian Ambassador to Ireland. He served as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2008, and as Minister of Fisheries and Oce ...
, Canada's former
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, is from Renews.
Cappahayden
Cappahayden, once called Broad Cove, can date inhabitants located there in the late 18th century. Its location was reported by
William Vaughan as early as 1626 when it was noted on a map as Vaughan's Cove. The name Cappahayden was given by Father John Walsh after his birthplace,
Cappahayden, Kilkenny. The name Cappahayden was approved by the Newfoundland Nomenclature Board in 1913.
Cappahayden is the southern terminus of the
East Coast Trail.
Just south of Cappahayden is the site of the tragic sinking of the
SS ''Florizel'' at Horn Head Point (), near
Chance Cove Park. A monument to the sinking is located in Cappahayden, facing towards the wreck location.
Climate
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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, Renews-Cappahayden 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
References
{{Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador, towns=yes, ICG=yes
Populated coastal places in Canada
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Former English colonies
1617 establishments in the British Empire