Fox Cove-Mortier is a town east of Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador on the Burin Peninsula. It was traditionally supported by the fishing industry, and has a long and storied history in the fish trade between Newfoundland and the Caribbean.

Fox Cove-Mortier
Town
Fox Cove-Mortier is located in Newfoundland
Fox Cove-Mortier
Fox Cove-Mortier
Location of Fox Cove-Mortier in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°5′33.23″N 55°6′12.50″W / 47.0925639°N 55.1034722°W / 47.0925639; -55.1034722
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021)
 • Total252
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Postal code span
a0e
Area code709
Highways Route 221

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fox Cove-Mortier had a population of 252 living in 119 of its 148 total private dwellings, a change of -14.6% from its 2016 population of 295. With a land area of 25.39 km2 (9.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.9/km2 (25.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.