Port Au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
Aguathuna
The area grew from workers at the nearby limestone mine site at Jack of Clubs Cove. The Dominion Iron and Steel Company opened a quarry there in 1911. The quarry's manager, Arthur House, wanted to rename the cove from Jack of Clubs Cove as it would never have been treated with serious respect. The then Archbishop M.F. Howley suggested Aguathuna believing it to be a Beothuk word for white stone. That name was chosen by residents over the other alternative, Limeville.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove had a population of 384 living in 202 of its 225 total private dwellings, a change of -14.5% from its 2016 population of 449. With a land area of 16.97 km (6.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 22.6/km (58.6/sq mi) in 2021.
See also
References and notes
- ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume Four, (p 386 - 388) ISBN 0-9693422-2-5
- ^ "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.