Bird Cove

Bird Cove
Town
Bird Cove Location of Bird Cove in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 51°03′07.13″N 56°55′52.31″W / 51.0519806°N 56.9311972°W / 51.0519806; -56.9311972
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
• Mayor	Nadine Caines Gould (2021-Present)
Population  (2021)
• Total	175
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Website	birdcove.ca

Bird Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

History

Bird Cove was founded in 1873 by Michael Meaney and his family and was officially incorporated as a municipality on April 18, 1977. In the past, the inhabitants primarily made their living from fishing (lobster, cod, herring). The discovery of numerous archaeological sites in the 1990s led to the development of tourism. A total of 38 sites have been identified, including a significant Maritime Archaic settlement dating back to around 4350 BC. The 50 Centuries Interpretation Centre was established to showcase these finds.^[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bird Cove had a population of 175 living in 81 of its 88 total private dwellings, a change of -2.2% from its 2016 population of 179.^[2] With a land area of 7.69 km² (2.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 22.8/km² (58.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

See also

• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Newfoundland and Labrador Route 430

References

1. "About". Bird Cove. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Bird Cove, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.