Cupids is a town of 699 people (per the
2021 Census) on
Conception Bay
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The population (in 2011) of people living in municipalities (or unincorporated census subdivisions) located along the coast of Conception Bay was 90,490 making it ...
,
Newfoundland and Labrador
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,
Canada
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. It has also been known as Coopers, Copers Cove,
Cuper's Cove
Cuper's Cove, on the southwest shore of Conception Bay on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula was an early English settlement in the New World, and the third one after Harbour Grace, Newfoundland (1583) and Jamestown, Virginia (1607) to endure for ...
, 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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Jean was the Organisation i ...
. On August 17, 2010,
Canada Post
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Originally known as Royal Mail Canada (the operating name of the Post Office Department of the Can ...
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, Faerie Garden, Cafe & Book Shop, Family History archive, Legacy Hall (a modern 2000 square foot open space), and a spacious boardroom. The Legacy Hall was later renovated in 2024, with an additional small showroom being added.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, 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