Gin Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Location of Gin Cove in Newfoundland

Coordinates: 48°11′48″N 53°48′55″W / 48.19667°N 53.81528°W / 48.19667; -53.81528

Historical populations
YearPop.
190133
193613
194145
194541
195115

Gin Cove was a small town located on the north side of Smith Sound on the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The community was first recorded in the 1901 census with a population of 33. There were a variety of industries in Gin cove including fishing, woodcutting and shipbuilding. The population peaked at 45 in 1941 but in the late 1940s people started to move away to find employment, mostly to nearby Clarenville. The community was abandoned in 1960.

See also


References

  • Smallwood, Joseph R. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland Book Publishers Ltd., 1967, p. 527
  • "Newfoundland and Labrador Abandoned Communities Index". Retrieved October 23, 2012.


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