Pool's_Cove

Pool's Cove

Pool's Cove

Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Pool's Cove is a community located on the north west side of Fortune Bay, on the South Coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The town had a population of 143 in the 2021 Census.

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The ferry MV Terra Nova has a port in Pool's Cove servicing the isolated outport Rencontre East with another port in Bay L'Argent, on the Burin Peninsula.[1][2]

Traditionally a fishing community, aquaculture is an important economic driver in the region.[3]

Pool's Cove has road access via the 8.1-kilometre-long (5.0 mi) Pool's Cove Road, connecting the town with Route 362.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pool's Cove had a population of 143 living in 62 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of -25.9% from its 2016 population of 193. With a land area of 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 54.0/km2 (139.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Touring Newfoundland's Connaigre Peninsula". Cape Breton Post. Saltwire Network. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  3. [3]
    "Aquaculture in the Coast of Bays region, Newfoundland and Labrador". Fisheries And Oceans Canada. 2016-07-06. Retrieved Oct 17, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.


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