Arnold's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Arnold's Cove is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 1 on Placentia Bay. In 1864 there was one family. By 1893 there was a post office. It was a fishing settlement located approximately two kilometers from the Reid-Newfoundland Railway, located 35 miles from Placentia Junction. The first postmaster was Jonathan Boutcher. It was a Local Improvement District in 1967 and incorporated as a town the same year. It had a population of 100 in 1911 and 1,160 in 1976. It has been a center of economic growth recently, due to its proximity to projects involved with the Hibernia offshore oil platform.
| Population in 2001 | 1,024 |
| Population change from 1996 | -8.2% |
| Median age | 42.0 |
| Number of families | 310 |
| Number of married couples | 250 |
| Total number of dwellings | 355 |
| Catholic | 11.3% |
| Protestant | 87.7% |
| Land Area (km².) | 4.93 |
Statistics Canada detail demographics follow link here
| North: Division No. 1, Subd. A | ||
| West: Come By Chance |
Arnold's Cove |
East: Division No. 1, Subd. A |
| South: Division No. 1, Subd. A |
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