St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove is a

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in the

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Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

. The town had a population of 546 in the

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. The community is located on the south coast of the

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on the north side of

Fortune Bay Fortune Bay () is a fairly large natural bay located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada.Connaigre Peninsula The Connaigre Peninsula is a Canadian peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Harbour Breton is the largest population centre on the peninsula. The Connaigre Peninsula is ...

in what is now known as the Coast of Bays Region. The town consists of six amalgamated communities, St. Jacques,

English Harbour West English Harbour West is a village located on the south west shore of Fortune Bay. It is noted for its bank fishing and inshore fishing. The Way Office was established on April 1, 1866. The first Way Master was Albert Stirling. In 1891, it becam ...

, Mose Ambrose,

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, Coomb's Cove, and

Wreck Cove Wreck Cove, originally known as Tibbos Hill, is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located in Fortune Bay, south west of Belleoram Belleoram () is a village on the shores of Fortune Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland an ...

, all nestled within the inlets along the coast. These areas all had their beginnings in the fisheries and the fisheries have always been the mainstay of employment in the communities. In recent years

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was introduced in the area, providing employment for its residents. The town is approximately southeast of

Grand Falls-Windsor Grand Falls-Windsor is a town located in the central region of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of 13,853 at the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census. The town i ...

. The six communities were incorporated into the single town of St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove in 1972. The community is 70km Northeast of

Harbour Breton Harbour Breton is a small fishing community on the Connaigre Peninsula in Fortune Bay, on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in Canada. It is the largest center on the Connaigre Peninsula and was long considered the unofficial capital ...

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, St. Jacques-Coomb's 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.

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