King's Cove

King's Cove
King's Cove
Town
	Motto(s): Athens of the North
	Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 53°20′10″W / 48.56667°N 53.33611°WCoordinates: 48°34′00″N 53°20′10″W / 48.56667°N 53.33611°W
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
Highways	Route 235
King's Cove Head Lighthouse
	King's Cove Head Lighthouse in 2010
Coordinates	48°34′33.0″N 53°19′21.4″W / 48.575833°N 53.322611°W
Constructed	1893
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	cast iron tower
Tower height	8 metres (26 ft)
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada
Focal height	54 metres (177 ft)
Range	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s.
NGA no.	1620
Admiralty no.	H0540
CCG no.	443
ARLHS no.	CAN-662

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,^{[citation needed]} 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

References[]

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeast Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
^ 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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[1] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeast Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-09.

[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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King's Cove
Town
Motto(s): Athens of the North
Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 53°20′10″W / 48.56667°N 53.33611°W / 48.56667; -53.33611Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 53°20′10″W / 48.56667°N 53.33611°W / 48.56667; -53.33611
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
Highways	Route 235

King's Cove Head Lighthouse
King's Cove Head Lighthouse in 2010
Coordinates	48°34′33.0″N 53°19′21.4″W / 48.575833°N 53.322611°W / 48.575833; -53.322611
Constructed	1893
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	cast iron tower
Tower height	8 metres (26 ft)
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard^[1]^[2]
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada

Focal height	54 metres (177 ft)
Range	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s.
NGA no.	1620

Admiralty no.	H0540
CCG no.	443
ARLHS no.	CAN-662

King's Cove

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