Cupids is a town of 699 people (per the
2021 Census) on
Conception Bay,
Newfoundland and Labrador
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,
Canada
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. It has also been known as Coopers, Copers Cove,
Cupers Cove, and Cuperts. It is the oldest continuously settled official British colony in Canada. Cupids is believed to be the site of the first child born of European parents in the country.
The town was established by Englishman
John Guy in 1610.
In November 2009, the community was visited by
The Prince of Wales
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and
The Duchess of Cornwall. In August 2010, the community was visited by many people from around the world to celebrate the Cupids 400th anniversary, including
Canadian Governor General Michaëlle Jean
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. On August 17, 2010,
Canada Post
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released a commemorative stamp in honour of the founding of the community.
2010 also saw the opening of the Cupids Legacy Centre. This facility includes a world class museum, archeology lab, Faerie Garden, Family History archive, Legacy Hall (a modern 2000 square foot open space), and a spacious boardroom.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, Cupids 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.
Arts and culture
Cupids is home to
Perchance Theatre.
See also
*
List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
External links
*
History of the Cupids colony and John GuyCupids - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol.1, p. 572-573.
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
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