King's Cove

For the American city, see King Cove.

King's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. 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.

King's Cove
Town
Motto:  Athens of the North
Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 53°20′10″W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
Population  (2021[1])
• Total	75
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 235
King's Cove Head Lighthouse
King's Cove Head Lighthouse in 2010
Constructed	1893
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	cast iron tower
Height	8 m (26 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard[2][3]
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada
Focal height	54 m (177 ft)
Range	5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, King's Cove had a population of 75 living in 45 of its 85 total private dwellings, a change of -16.7% from its 2016 population of 90. With a land area of 21.44 km² (8.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km² (9.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Canada
• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Royal eponyms in Canada