Flower's Cove
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Flower's Cove
| settlement_type = Town
| shield_size = 21/2 in.
| pushpin_map = Newfoundland
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Flower's Cove in Newfoundland
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{NL}}
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 272
| timezone = Newfoundland Time
| utc_offset = -3:30
| timezone_DST = Newfoundland Daylight
| utc_offset_DST = -2:30
| coordinates = {{coord|51|17|0|N|56|44|0|W|region:CA-NL|display=inline}}
| area_code = 709
| blank_name = Highways
| blank_info = {{jct|province=NL|NL|430}}
| module = {{Infobox lighthouse
| qid = Q106289312
| embed = yes
| yearbuilt = 1899 (first)
| yearlit = 1969 (current)
| yeardeactivated = 1969 (first)
| foundation = concrete base (current)
| construction = woody tower (first)
metal skeletal tower (current)
| shape = quadrangular atop the keeper’s house with balcony and lantern (first)
square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and light (current)
| marking = white tower (first)
grey metal skeletal tower (current)
| height = {{convert|15.5|m|ft}} (first)
{{convert|4|m|ft}} (current)
| focalheight = {{convert|5|m|ft}} (current)
| managingagent = Town of Flower's Cove{{Cite rowlett|nflw|accessdate=2017-02-15}}[http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1278 Flower's Cove] Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 15 February 2017{{cite ngall|110|2016|}}
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Flower's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 272 in the Canada 2021 Census. It is known for its thrombolite fossils.
Geography
;Climate
Flower's Cove has a subarctic climate (Koppen: Dfc) per usual of the Great Northern Peninsula. Summers are short, cool and rainy, while winters are long, very cold, and snowy, with annual snowfall averaging 109 inches (277 cm). Summer typically begins by late June and can last until the end of September. Autumn is short but cool, with highs in the mid-40s (°F) and lows in the mid-30s (°F). Winter usually begins during November, sometimes late October, and can last into May. Springs are cool and relatively dry, and typically start during May and end during June, where summer begins.{{Cite web|title=Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=flowers+cove&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=6624&dispBack=1|last=Canada|first=Environment and Climate Change|date=2013-09-25|website=climate.weather.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}
{{Weather box
|location = Flowers Cove 1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 12.0
|Feb record high C = 12.0
|Mar record high C = 10.0
|Apr record high C = 17.0
|May record high C = 25.0
|Jun record high C = 24.0
|Jul record high C = 25.0
|Aug record high C = 26.0
|Sep record high C = 24.5
|Oct record high C = 20.0
|Nov record high C = 17.0
|Dec record high C = 11.0
|Jan high C = -6.5
|Feb high C = -7.0
|Mar high C = -2.3
|Apr high C = 2.2
|May high C = 7.3
|Jun high C = 12.2
|Jul high C = 16.6
|Aug high C = 17.3
|Sep high C = 13.7
|Oct high C = 7.7
|Nov high C = 2.6
|Dec high C = -2.4
|Jan mean C = -10.8
|Feb mean C = -11.4
|Mar mean C = -6.2
|Apr mean C = -1.0
|May mean C = 3.7
|Jun mean C = 7.9
|Jul mean C = 12.5
|Aug mean C = 13.4
|Sep mean C = 9.8
|Oct mean C = 4.4
|Nov mean C = -0.4
|Dec mean C = -5.8
|Jan low C = -15.5
|Feb low C = -15.8
|Mar low C = -10.2
|Apr low C = -4.2
|May low C = 0.1
|Jun low C = 3.7
|Jul low C = 8.4
|Aug low C = 9.5
|Sep low C = 5.9
|Oct low C = 1.1
|Nov low C = -3.5
|Dec low C = -9.3
|Jan record low C = -30.0
|Feb record low C = -34.0
|Mar record low C = -31.0
|Apr record low C = -21.0
|May record low C = -9.0
|Jun record low C = -4.0
|Jul record low C = -1.0
|Aug record low C = 2.0
|Sep record low C = -2.0
|Oct record low C = -9.0
|Nov record low C = -18.0
|Dec record low C = -29.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 87.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 70.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 71.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 56.4
|May precipitation mm = 76.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 106.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 107.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 102.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 99.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 96.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 79.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 84.7
|Jan rain mm = 16.0
|Feb rain mm = 12.4
|Mar rain mm = 21.8
|Apr rain mm = 31.0
|May rain mm = 70.4
|Jun rain mm = 105.9
|Jul rain mm = 107.6
|Aug rain mm = 102.3
|Sep rain mm = 99.2
|Oct rain mm = 94.0
|Nov rain mm = 65.6
|Dec rain mm = 36.6
|Jan snow cm = 72
|Feb snow cm = 58
|Mar snow cm = 50
|Apr snow cm = 25
|May snow cm = 6
|Jun snow cm = 1
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 3
|Nov snow cm = 14
|Dec snow cm = 48
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 13.2
|Feb precipitation days = 12.4
|Mar precipitation days = 11.4
|Apr precipitation days = 11.2
|May precipitation days = 12.7
|Jun precipitation days = 15.1
|Jul precipitation days = 15.1
|Aug precipitation days = 14.6
|Sep precipitation days = 14.6
|Oct precipitation days = 15.5
|Nov precipitation days = 14.3
|Dec precipitation days = 13.8
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 2.4
|Feb rain days = 2.5
|Mar rain days = 3.6
|Apr rain days = 6.3
|May rain days = 11.7
|Jun rain days = 15.0
|Jul rain days = 15.1
|Aug rain days = 14.6
|Sep rain days = 14.6
|Oct rain days = 15.2
|Nov rain days = 10.1
|Dec rain days = 4.3
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 11.7
|Feb snow days = 10.6
|Mar snow days = 8.3
|Apr snow days = 4.9
|May snow days = 1.0
|Jun snow days = 0.13
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.48
|Nov snow days = 3.9
|Dec snow days = 9.5
|source = Environment Canada{{Cite web|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=6624&lang=e&province=NL&provSubmit=go&dCode=0|title = Canadian Climate Normals - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada|date = 31 October 2011}}
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Flower's Cove had a population of {{val|272|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|119|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|144|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:272-270}}|270|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|270|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|6.77|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|272|6.77|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}}
Sights
Flower's Cove is famous for thrombolites, very rare fossils which can be seen on the coast in the southern part of the town, remnants of bacteria and algae. They are about 650 million years old. The only places where thrombolites were found are Flower's Cove and Western Australia.Andrew Hampstead: Atlantic Canada, p. 380. Berkeley CA 2012.
There are three churches in Flower's Cove, the most famous and largest of which is St. Barnabas Anglican Church. It is known as Skin Boot Church, as leather shoes were sold for the church fund when the church was built in the 1920s. Flower's Cove United Church is the smallest. It has a flèche instead of a spire.
Marjorie Bridge is a red-roofed bridge dating from the beginning of the 20th century.Andrew Hampstead: Atlantic Canada, p. 379. Berkeley CA 2012. It is close to the Roman Catholic Church Lady of Snow, which is more than 100 years old. The church was renovated in 2007. It is a part of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Bird Cove, which belongs to the diocese of St. George.
Gallery
File:Flower'sCoveGeneralView.jpg|General view of the town
File:Flower'sCoveThrombolites.jpg|Thrombolites
File:Thrombolites - Flower's Cove, NL.jpg|Thrombolites
File:Flower'sCoveSkinBootChurch.jpg|St. Barnabas Anglican Church
File:Flower'sCoveSkinBootChurch2.jpg|St. Barnabas Anglican Church
File:Flower'sCoveUnitedChurch.jpg|United Church
File:Flower'sCoveBridge.jpg|Marjorie Bridge
File:Flower'sCoveCatholicChurch.jpg|Catholic Church Lady of Snow
File:Flower'sCoveCatholicChurch2.jpg|Catholic Church Lady of Snow
See also
References
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