Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove is a town of approximately 960 people located on the eastern shore of the
Avalon Peninsula in the 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 ...
, Canada. It is nestled deep in the heart of Motion Bay, just south (approximately 15 minutes away) of
St. John's. The present town is approximately 200 years old, though the site has been continuously occupied since at least 1598. During
King William's War
King William's War (also known as the Second Indian War, Father Baudoin's War, Castin's War, or the First Intercolonial War in French) was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), also known as the War of the Grand All ...
, the village was raided by French forces in the
Avalon Peninsula Campaign.
Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove is the site of the
Petty Harbour Generating Station
The Petty Harbour Hydro Electric Generating Station is a hydroelectric generating station in Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was constructed in 1898 and it was the first hydroelectric generating station in Newfoundland ...
, the first hydroelectric generating station in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Etymology
The name ''Petty Harbour'' is the anglicized form of the French name meaning 'small harbour'. It was first settled by French colonists.
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, Petty Harbour–Maddox 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.
Notable people
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Alan Doyle
Alan Thomas Doyle (born May 17, 1969) is a Canadian musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of the Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea.
Life and career
Alan Doyle was born and raised in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, in a Roman Cath ...
, lead singer of the band
Great Big Sea
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Bren Smith, founder of
GreenWave
GreenWave is a North American nonprofit focused on the development of regenerative farming techniques for aquaculture, called "3D ocean farming", to create blue carbon. Their focus is on developing polyculture practices for farming shellfish ...
See also
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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 ...
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Petty Harbour Generating Station
The Petty Harbour Hydro Electric Generating Station is a hydroelectric generating station in Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was constructed in 1898 and it was the first hydroelectric generating station in Newfoundland ...
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Great Big Sea
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SS Regulus
References
External links
Great Big Sea WebsiteChafe's Landing RestaurantShoreLark by the Sea Vacation RentalsPetty Harbour-Maddox Cove - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 4, p. 275-277.
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Populated coastal places in Canada
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Fishing communities in Canada