Portugal Cove-St. Philip's

"Portugal Cove" redirects here. For the smaller town, see Portugal Cove South.

Not to be confused with Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia.

Portugal Cove-St. Philip's
Town
Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's
Portugal Cove, NL showing the two Bell Island ferries. Holy Rosary Church can be seen at the right of the picture.
Motto: Where the Sun Meets the Sea
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's Location of Portugal Cove – St. Philip's in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°37′40.9″N 52°51′14.5″W / 47.628028°N 52.854028°W / 47.628028; -52.854028Coordinates: 47°37′40.9″N 52°51′14.5″W / 47.628028°N 52.854028°W / 47.628028; -52.854028
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated	1992
Government
• Mayor	Moses Tucker
• MP	Jack Harris
Population
• Total	7,366^[1]
• Density	128.4/km² (333/sq mi)
Time zone	Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
• Summer (DST)	Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s)	709
Website	Portugal Cove – St. Philip's official site

Portugal Cove-St. Philip's (47°37′40.9″N 52°51′14.5″W / 47.628028°N 52.854028°W / 47.628028; -52.854028 NST) is a rural seashore community located on the eastern Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Portugal Cove-St. The mayor is Moses Tucker, who was elected in September 2013.

Geography

Located less than 15 minutes from the provincial capital, and covering 56.43 square kilometres (21.79 sq mi), borders the City of St. John's (provincial capital) to the east, and the Town of Paradise to the west. Located on Conception Bay, it is the site of a ferry terminal which provides daily access to and from Bell Island, and dozens of people commute from this tiny island to work in and around the capital city, daily. The town motto is Where the Sun Meets the Sea. This motto is ironic, since due to the positioning of Bell Island in the bay, the setting sun never actually meets the sea at any point in time.

Demography and economy

Portugal Cove-St. Philips is a rapidly growing community. Amalgamated in 1992, and is home to approximately 7,366 people. The town’s population has a median age of 39.5 years, which is slightly lower than the provincial median of 40.6 years.^[1] Most people work outside the community, commuting to St. John's or Mount Pearl, daily. Businesses within the community include farms, convenience stores, restaurants and cafes, construction, gardening centres, hair salons, garages and service stations, bed and breakfasts, and a taxi service. The inhabitants are predominantly English speaking.

History

The community is one of the oldest in Newfoundland and has a rich history. It was founded by the Portuguese and was one of the first villages established in the new world. The Portugal Cove area has historically been predominantly Roman Catholic, and is served by Holy Rosary Church.

Portugal Cove in 1908

It was attacked and burned by the French in 1696, was the site of the first road built outside the capital St. John's, it was also here that the giant squid or Kraken of legend was discovered and documented. The community has a large body of folklore and oral traditions. Settled by fishermen from the west Country of England and Ireland it also has a small settler tradition from Jersey, Channel Islands. It is named after Portugal. Fishing had been a mainstay since the 17th century and this has been on the downswing since the 1990s.

Prominent people

Marlene Creates (artist)
Emma Dawson, founder of The Salvation Army in Newfoundland
Craig Dobbin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CHC Helicopter Corporation
Robert Oke (1794–1870), The first Chief Inspector for the Newfoundland Lighthouse Service (1855 to 1870), published a 64-page book of early lighthouse designs in 1861 during the time he was maintaining a premises in Portugal Cove, installed the first light mechanism (from Bell Rock) at the Cape Bonavista lighthouse in 1842, installed the famous Isle of May light mechanism at the Cape Pine lighthouse in 1850, which was later moved to Harbor Grace Island and finally to Cape Bonavista
Ed Picco, Nunavut MLA

Gallery

Launch sequence of Seascape System of Evacuation in Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, Newfoundland and Labrador
Seascape system in Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's, Canada

References

1 2 2011 Census Profile, Statistics Canada

External links

Portugal Cove-St. Philip's official site

Municipalities of St. John's Metropolitan Area

Population over 100,000	St. John's

Population over 20,000	Mount Pearl Conception Bay South

Population over 10,000	Paradise

Population under 10,000	Portugal Cove-St. Philip's Torbay Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Pouch Cove Flatrock Bay Bulls Witless Bay Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove Bauline

Category Portal

Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador (Avalon Peninsula)

Cities	Mount Pearl St. John's

Towns	Admirals Beach Aquaforte Arnold's Cove Avondale Bauline Bay Bulls Bay de Verde Bay Roberts Bishop's Cove Branch Brigus Bryant's Cove Cape Broyle Carbonear Chance Cove Chapel Arm Clarke's Beach Colinet Colliers Come By Chance Conception Bay South Conception Harbour Cupids Fermeuse Ferryland Flatrock Fox Harbour Gaskiers–Point La Haye Grey River Hant's Harbour Harbour Grace Harbour Main–Chapel's Cove–Lakeview Heart's Content Heart's Delight–Islington Heart's Desire Holyrood Logy Bay–Middle Cove–Outer Cove Long Harbour–Mount Arlington Heights Mount Carmel–Mitchells Brook–St. Catherines New Perlican Norman's Cove–Long Cove North River Old Perlican Paradise Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove Placentia Point Lance Port Kirwan Portugal Cove–St. Philip's Portugal Cove South Pouch Cove Renews–Cappahayden Riverhead St. Bride's St. Joseph's St. Mary's St. Shott's St. Vincent's–St. Stephen's–Peter's River Salmon Cove Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove South River Southern Harbour Spaniard's Bay Sunnyside Torbay Trepassey Upper Island Cove Victoria Wabana Whitbourne Whiteway Winterton Witless Bay

Unorganized subdivisions	Subdivision 1A Subdivision 1B Subdivision 1C Subdivision 1D Subdivision 1E Subdivision 1F Subdivision 1G Subdivision 1H Subdivision 1I Subdivision 1J Subdivision 1K Subdivision 1L Subdivision 1M Subdivision 1N Subdivision 1O Subdivision 1R Subdivision 1U Subdivision 1V Subdivision 1W Subdivision 1X Subdivision 1Y

Unincorporated communities	Admiral's Cove Arnold's Cove Station Baccalieu Island Bareneed Bellevue Black Duck Pond Blow Me Down Bradley's Cove Bristol's Hope Burnt Cove Burnt Point Caplin Cove Cuslett Daniel's Cove Dildo The Dock Fair Haven Flatrock Goobies Gooseberry Cove Gould's Road Grates Cove Great Barasway Green's Harbour Gull Island Hibb's Cove Hopeall Iona Job's Cove Kingston Lance Cove Little Barasway Lower Island Cove Low Point Mahers Marysvale New Chelsea–New Melbourne–Brownsdale–Sibley's Cove–Lead Cove New Harbour Northern Bay Ochre Pit Cove Patrick's Cove–Angels Cove Perry's Cove Point Verde Port de Grave Rantem Red Head Cove St. Michaels Ship Harbour Thornlea Trinny Cove Turks Cove Western Bay

See also: Municipalities of St. John's Metropolitan Area Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

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