Cupids

See also: Cupid (disambiguation)

Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Cupids

Town

Seal

Cupids

Location of Cupids in Newfoundland

Coordinates: 47°32′52″N 53°13′28″W﻿ / ﻿47.5478°N 53.2244°W﻿ / 47.5478; -53.2244
Country|  Canada
Province|  Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled| 1610
Government

• Mayor| Carl Butler
Area

[1]

• Land| 11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[2]

• Total

| 699
Time zone| UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code| 709
Highways|  Route 60
Route 70
Route 71

Cupids is a town of 699 people (per the 2021 Census[2]) on Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has also been known as Coopers, Copers Cove, Cupers Cove, and Cuperts. It is the oldest continuously settled official British colony in Canada. Cupids is believed to be the site of the first child born of European parents in the country.[3] The town was established by Englishman John Guy in 1610.[3]

In November 2009, the community was visited by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. In August 2010, the community was visited by many people from around the world to celebrate the Cupids 400th anniversary, including Canadian Governor General Michaëlle Jean. On August 17, 2010, 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

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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

[edit]

Cupids is home to Perchance Theatre.[5]

## See also

[edit]

* List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Cupids, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ a b "Cupids, Canada's Oldest British Colony". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
4. ^ Canada Post, Details/en détail, vol. 19, no. 3 (July to September 2010), p. 17.
5. ^ "Perchance Theatre - Cupids". Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada – Official Tourism Website. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

## External links

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* 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.

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Division No. 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
* Brigus South
* 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
* 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 A
* Subdivision B
* Subdivision C
* Subdivision D
* Subdivision E
* Subdivision F
* Subdivision G
* Subdivision H
* Subdivision I
* Subdivision J
* Subdivision K
* Subdivision L
* Subdivision M
* Subdivision N
* Subdivision O
* Subdivision R
* Subdivision U
* Subdivision V
* Subdivision W
* Subdivision X
* Subdivision Y

Designated
places|

* Bellevue
* Bellevue Beach
* Blaketown
* Brigus Junction
* Brigus South
* Burnt Cove, St. Michael's, Bauline South
* Burnt Point-Gull Island-Northern Bay
* Calvert
* Cavendish
* Dildo
* Fairhaven
* Forest Field-New Bridge
* Freshwater, Conception Bay
* Georgetown
* Goulds
* Grates Cove
* Green's Harbour
* Hopeall
* Lance Cove, Bell Island
* Little Harbour (East), Placentia Bay
* Makinsons
* Markland
* Marysvale
* Mobile
* New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove
* New Harbour, Trinity Bay
* North Harbour, St. Mary's Bay
* O'Donnells
* Old Shop
* Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove
* Roaches Line
* South Dildo
* Thornlea
* Tors Cove

Unincorporated
communities|

* Admiral's Cove
* Arnold's Cove Station
* Baccalieu Island
* Bareneed
* Black Duck Pond
* Blow Me Down
* Bradley's Cove
* Bristol's Hope
* Caplin Cove
* Cuslett
* Daniel's Cove
* The Dock
* Flatrock
* Goobies
* Gooseberry Cove
* Gould's Road
* Great Barasway
* Gull Island
* Hibb's Cove
* Iona
* Job's Cove
* Kingston
* Little Barasway
* Little Placentia Sound
* Lower Island Cove
* Low Point
* Mahers
* Northern Bay
* Ochre Pit Cove
* Perry's Cove
* Point Verde
* Port de Grave
* Rantem
* Red Head Cove
* Rose au Rue
* St. Michaels
* Ship Harbour
* Swells Cove
* 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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* Nunatsiavut
* Other islands

Subdivisions and
statistical units|

* Regions
* Census divisions
* Census agglomerations
* Municipalities
* Population centres

Communities|

* Cities
* Towns
* Inuit community governments
* Indian reserves
* Local service districts
* Designated places
* Ghost towns

Cities|

* Corner Brook
* Mount Pearl
* St. John's

Towns|

* Admirals Beach
* Anchor Point
* Appleton
* Aquaforte
* Arnold's Cove
* Avondale
* Badger
* Baie Verte
* Baine Harbour
* Bauline
* Bay Bulls
* Bay de Verde
* Bay L'Argent
* Bay Roberts
* Baytona
* Beachside
* Bellburns
* Belleoram
* Birchy Bay
* Bird Cove
* Bishop's Cove
* Bishop's Falls
* Bonavista
* Botwood
* Branch
* Brent's Cove
* Brighton
* Brigus
* Bryant's Cove
* Buchans
* Burgeo
* Burin
* Burlington
* Burnt Islands
* Campbellton
* Cape Broyle
* Cape St. George
* Carbonear
* Carmanville
* Cartwright
* Centreville-Wareham-Trinity
* Chance Cove
* Change Islands
* Channel-Port aux Basques
* Chapel Arm
* Charlottetown
* Clarenville
* Clarke's Beach
* Coachman's Cove
* Colinet
* Colliers
* Come By Chance
* Comfort Cove-Newstead
* Conception Bay South
* Conception Harbour
* Conche
* Cook's Harbour
* Cormack
* Cottlesville
* Cow Head
* Cox's Cove
* Crow Head
* Cupids
* Daniel's Harbour
* Deer Lake
* Dover
* Duntara
* Eastport
* Elliston
* Embree
* Englee
* English Harbour East
* Fermeuse
* Ferryland
* Flatrock
* Fleur de Lys
* Flower's Cove
* Fogo Island
* Forteau
* Fortune
* Fox Cove-Mortier
* Fox Harbour
* Frenchman's Cove
* Gallants
* Gambo
* Gander
* Garnish
* Gaskiers-Point La Haye
* Gaultois
* Gillams
* Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook
* Glenwood
* Glovertown
* Goose Cove East
* Grand Bank
* Grand Falls-Windsor
* Grand le Pierre
* Greenspond
* Hampden
* Hant's Harbour
* Happy Adventure
* Happy Valley-Goose Bay
* Harbour Breton
* Harbour Grace
* Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview
* Hare Bay
* Hawke's Bay
* Heart's Content
* Heart's Delight-Islington
* Heart's Desire
* Hermitage-Sandyville
* Holyrood
* Howley
* Hughes Brook
* Humber Arm South
* Indian Bay
* Irishtown-Summerside
* Isle aux Morts
* Jackson's Arm
* Keels
* King's Cove
* King's Point
* Kippens
* Labrador City
* Lamaline
* L'Anse-au-Clair
* L'Anse-au-Loup
* Lark Harbour
* LaScie
* Lawn
* Leading Tickles
* Lewin's Cove
* Lewisporte
* Little Bay East
* Little Bay Islands
* Little Bay
* Little Burnt Bay
* Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
* Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights
* Lord's Cove
* Lourdes
* Lumsden
* Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North
* Main Brook
* Mary's Harbour
* Marystown
* Massey Drive
* McIvers
* Meadows
* Middle Arm
* Miles Cove
* Millertown
* Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir
* Ming's Bight
* Morrisville
* Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherines
* Mount Moriah
* Musgrave Harbour
* Musgravetown
* New Perlican
* New-Wes-Valley
* Nipper's Harbour
* Norman's Cove-Long Cove
* Norris Arm
* Norris Point
* North River
* North West River
* Northern Arm
* Old Perlican
* Pacquet
* Paradise
* Parkers Cove
* Parson's Pond
* Pasadena
* Peterview
* Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove
* Pilley's Island
* Pinware
* Placentia
* Point au Gaul
* Point Lance
* Point Leamington
* Point May
* Point of Bay
* Pool's Cove
* Port Anson
* Port au Choix
* Port au Port East
* Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
* Port Blandford
* Port Hope Simpson
* Port Kirwan
* Port Rexton
* Port Saunders
* Portugal Cove South
* Portugal Cove–St. Philip's
* Pouch Cove
* Raleigh
* Ramea
* Red Bay
* Red Harbour
* Reidville
* Rencontre East
* Renews-Cappahayden
* River of Ponds
* Riverhead
* Roberts Arm
* Rocky Harbour
* Roddickton-Bide Arm
* Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou
* Rushoon
* Sally's Cove
* Salmon Cove
* Salvage
* Sandringham
* Sandy Cove
* Seal Cove (Fortune Bay)
* Seal Cove (White Bay)
* Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove
* South Brook
* South River
* Southern Harbour
* Spaniard's Bay
* Springdale
* St. Alban's
* St. Anthony
* St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine
* St. Brendan's
* St. Bride's
* St. George's
* St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
* St. Joseph's
* St. Lawrence
* St. Lewis
* St. Lunaire-Griquet
* St. Mary's
* St. Pauls
* St. Shott's
* St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River
* Steady Brook
* Stephenville Crossing
* Stephenville
* Summerford
* Sunnyside
* Terra Nova
* Terrenceville
* Tilt Cove
* Torbay
* Traytown
* Trepassey
* Trinity Bay North
* Trinity
* Triton
* Trout River
* Twillingate
* Upper Island Cove
* Victoria
* Wabana
* Wabush
* West St. Modeste
* Westport
* Whitbourne
* Whiteway
* Winterland
* Winterton
* Witless Bay
* Woodstock
* Woody Point
* York Harbour

Inuit community
governments|

* Hopedale
* Makkovik
* Nain
* Postville
* Rigolet

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