King's Cove

King's Cove
Town
Motto(s): Athens of the North
Coordinates: 48°33′32″N 53°22′24″W / 48.55889°N 53.37333°W / 48.55889; -53.37333Coordinates: 48°33′32″N 53°22′24″W / 48.55889°N 53.37333°W / 48.55889; -53.37333
Country  Canada
Province  Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
Population (2016)
 • Total 90
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s) 709
King's Cove Head Lighthouse
King's Cove Head Lighthouse in 2010
King's Cove Head Lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador
Location King's Cove Head
Bonavista Peninsula
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates 48°34′33.0″N 53°19′21.4″W / 48.575833°N 53.322611°W / 48.575833; -53.322611
Year first constructed 1893
Foundation concrete base
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 8 metres (26 ft)
Focal height 54 metres (177 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 4s.
Admiralty number H0540
CHS number CCG 443
NGA number 1620
ARLHS number CAN-662
Managing agent Canadian Coast Guard[1][2]

King's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 90 in the Canada 2016 Census and 111 in the Canada 2011 Census. In 1940 it had a population of 345. In 1956 it was 262. The Post Office was established in 1851. Its founder was James Aylward from Keels, who was born in Ireland in county Cork in 1690. His direct descendants still live in the community.

Population History

  • Population in 2016–90
  • Population in 2011 – 111
  • Population in 2006 – 121
  • Population in 2001 – 159
  • Population in 1996 – 175
  • Population in 1991 – 214
  • Population in 1956 – 262
  • Population in 1940 – 345

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southeastern Newfoundland The Lighthouse DirectoryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 February 2017
  2. ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.



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