Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove

Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove
Town

Petty Harbour –Maddox Cove Location in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°28′N 52°43′W / 47.47°N 52.72°W / 47.47; -52.72
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Area
• Land	4.54 km² (1.75 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[1]
• Total	960
• Density	211.5/km² (548/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 11
Website	www.pettyharbour.ca

Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove is a town of approximately 960 people located on the eastern shore of the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is nestled deep in the heart of Motion Bay, just south (approximately 15 minutes away) of St. John's. The present town is approximately 200 years old, though the site has been continuously occupied since at least 1598, predating the arrival of the Mayflower and making it one of the oldest European settlements in North America. During King William's War, the village was raided by French forces in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign.

Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove is the site of the Petty Harbour Generating Station, the first hydroelectric generating station in Newfoundland and Labrador.^[2]

Etymology

The name "Petty Harbour" is the anglicized form of the French name "Petite Havre" meaning Small Harbour.

Economy

Traditionally, Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove was a thriving fishing village. In 1992 the Canadian government declared a moratorium on cod fishing in Newfoundland, which greatly hurt the economy of rural communities.

Since the moratorium, Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove has become more reliant on the tourism industry. Many tourists visit the area for its scenery, icebergs, whales and hiking trails, the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium, and the seafood restaurants.

It has also become a popular location for television series and films. Some features have included Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, Orca, A Whale for the Killing, Rare Birds and John and the Missus. Parts of Aquaman with Jason Momoa and The Terry Fox Story were also filmed in Petty Harbour.

Notable people

Alan Doyle, lead singer of the band Great Big Sea^[3]
Bren Smith, founder of GreenWave

References

^ "Canada 2016 Census". Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^ McBride, Michelle. "Hydro Development in Newfoundland and Labrador". Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ Newman, Kevin (November 7, 2014). "Kevin Newman tours Alan Doyle's hometown". CTV. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

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Population over 100,000	St. John's
Population over 20,000	Conception Bay South Mount Pearl Paradise
Population under 20,000	Portugal Cove–St. Philip's Torbay Logy Bay–Middle Cove–Outer Cove Pouch Cove Flatrock Bay Bulls Witless Bay Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove Bauline
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v t e 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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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 Robert's 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
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