Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove
Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove is a town of approximately 950 people located on the eastern shore of the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is nestled deep in the heart of Motion Bay about 10 km south of St. The present town is approximately 200 years old, though the site has been continuously occupied by Europeans (Beothuk history at the site is tens of thousands of years old) since at least 1598.
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Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove is a town of approximately 950 people located on the eastern shore of the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is nestled deep in the heart of Motion Bay about 10 km south of St. The present town is approximately 200 years old, though the site has been continuously occupied by Europeans (Beothuk history at the site is tens of thousands of years old) since at least 1598.
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Overview
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During King William's War, the village was raided by French forces in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign. The site of the Petty Harbour Generating Station, the first hydroelectric generating station in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove • Type — Town –Maddox Cove • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Canada • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Newfoundland and Labrador • Area Land Km2 — 4.54 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 947 • Population Density Km2 — 211.5 • Time Zone — Newfoundland Time • Utc Offset — -3:30 • Time Zone Dst — Newfoundland Daylight • Utc Offset Dst — -2:30 • Area Code — 709 • Custom Label Sec1 — Highways
Etymology
Etymology
The name Petty Harbour is the anglicized form of the French name Petit Havre, which means 'small harbour'. It was first settled by French colonists.
Demographics
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of 4.4 km2, it had a population density of sqmi in 2021.
Notable people
Notable people
• Alan Doyle, lead singer of the band Great Big Sea • Bren Smith, founder of GreenWave • Perry Chafe, Canadian TV writer, producer and bestselling author
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