Cupids
Cupids | |
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Town | |
Newfoundland Daylight) | |
Area code | 709 |
Highways | Route 60 Route 70 Route 71 |
Cupids is a town of 699 people (per the
John Guy in 1610.[3]
In November 2009, the community was visited by
Canada Post released a commemorative stamp in honour of the founding of the community.[4]
2010 also saw the opening of the Cupids Legacy Centre. This facility includes a world class museum, archeology lab, Faerie Garden, Family History archive, Legacy Hall (a modern 2000 square foot open space), and a spacious boardroom.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cupids had a population of 699 living in 325 of its 428 total private dwellings, a change of -5.9% from its 2016 population of 743. With a land area of 10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 64.4/km2 (166.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
Arts and culture
Cupids is home to Perchance Theatre.[5]
See also
- List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Cupids, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Cupids, Canada's Oldest British Colony". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ Canada Post, Details/en détail, vol. 19, no. 3 (July to September 2010), p. 17.
- ^ "Perchance Theatre - Cupids". Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada – Official Tourism Website. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
External links
- Media related to Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador at Wikimedia Commons
- History of the Cupids colony and John Guy
- Cupids - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol.1, p. 572-573.