Portugal Cove South is a small fishing town on the southern shore of the
Avalon Peninsula of
Newfoundland 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. Portugal Cove South had a population of 225 in the
Canada 2006 Census, down to 86 in
Canada 2021 Census.
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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, Portugal Cove South had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of .
See also
* 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
Portugal Cove South Visitor CentrePortugal Cove South - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 4, p. 409-410.
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Populated coastal places in Canada
Portuguese-Canadian culture
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador