Comfort Cove-Newstead
Comfort Cove-Newstead is a small fishing community located outside Campbellton, on the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, (on the Bay of Exploits).
Comfort Cove-Newstead | |
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Town | |
 Aerial view featuring the fish plant, the major employer of the community. | |
  Comfort Cove-Newstead Location of Comfort Cove-Newstead in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′57.50″N 54°51′51.09″W | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 407[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code(s) | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 343 |
It has a recently renovated town hall, a fire department, a corner store with post office, two churches, and other services including a fish processing plant and a vegetable farm.
There are many services such as a playground, town hall, community center, fish plant, fire hall, local store, vegetable farm and more. The children in this town, along with those from Campbellton, Birchy Bay, Baytona, Loon Bay and Michaels Harbour attend a k-9 school in the Campbellton and high school in Lewisporte.
There are about 248 private dwellings, in Comfort Cove-Newstead, covering a land area of about 29.83 square km. There is a Salvation Army place of worship, a United Church, and Cull's Point Cemetery there.
Demographics
Comfort Cove-Newstead had a population of 407 as of 2016 down from 451 in 2011 census.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Comfort Cove-Newstead | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22 (72) |
28.2 (82.8) |
32 (90) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20 (68) |
15 (59) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
5 (41) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−4 (25) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11 (52) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−8 (18) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.2 (−17.0) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−14 (7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 100 (3.9) |
91.7 (3.61) |
99.9 (3.93) |
87.7 (3.45) |
86.6 (3.41) |
81.5 (3.21) |
81.8 (3.22) |
105.1 (4.14) |
94.5 (3.72) |
108.5 (4.27) |
103.7 (4.08) |
102.2 (4.02) |
1,143.1 (45.00) |
| Source: 1961–1990 Environment Canada [2] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Comfort Cove-Newstead 2016 Census Profile". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- Environment Canada—1961–1990. Retrieved 12 October 2012.