Cook's Harbour

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Cook's Harbour is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 123 in the Canada 2016 Census.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1009034&Geo2=CD&Code2=1009&Data=Count&SearchText=cook%27s%20harbour&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 | title=Census Profile, 2016 Census | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 14, 2017 | accessdate=February 15, 2017}} The population, as of 2021, was 118 (including Wild Bight and Boat Harbour), and has been decreasing. Cook’s Harbour is about 45 minutes away from St. Anthony and 6 hours from Corner Brook.

The school in Cook's Harbour is called James Cook Memorial; there are two students in the school as of 2024.

History

Cook's Harbour was named by Captain James Cook in 1764, during his survey of Newfoundland.{{cite web|publisher=Land of First Contact|title=Cook's Harbour|url=http://www.landoffirstcontact.ca/sites/6-cooks-harbour|year=2014|accessdate=2014-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015141159/http://www.landoffirstcontact.ca/sites/6-cooks-harbour|archive-date=2014-10-15|url-status=dead}}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cook's Harbour had a population of {{val|118|fmt=commas}}, living in {{val|67|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|92|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a decrease of {{percentage|{{#expr:118-123}}|123|1}} from the 2016 total ({{val|123|fmt=commas}}). With a land area of {{convert|1.94|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|118|1.94|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000210 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 15, 2022}}

References

Category:Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador