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Arnold's Cove | |
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Town | |
Location of Arnold's Cove in Newfoundland | |
Coordinates: 47°45′42″N 53°58′57″W / 47.76167°N 53.98250°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Census division | 1 |
Incorporated | 1967 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Basil Daley |
Area | |
• Total | 4.79 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 964 |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
Area code | 709 |
Highways | Route 1 (TCH) |
Arnold's Cove (2016 Population 949[1]) is a town on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1 on Placentia Bay.
The name is found in population returns of 1836, and may have been given after the forename of a fisherman.[2] In 1864 there was one family, and by 1893 there was a post office. It was a fishing settlement located approximately two kilometers from the Newfoundland Railway, located 35 miles from Placentia Junction.
It was a Local Improvement District in 1967 and incorporated as a town the same year. It had a population of 100 in 1911 and 1,160 in 1976. It has been a center of economic growth recently, due to its proximity to projects involved with the Hibernia offshore oil platform.