Dover Shoal Bay, Wellington | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Dover Location of Dover inNewfoundland | |
| Coordinates:48°52′11″N53°58′14″W / 48.86972°N 53.97056°W /48.86972; -53.97056 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Settled | Early 1890s |
| Area | |
| • Land | 11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 579 |
| • Density | 57.3/km2 (148/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 320 |
Dover is a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village located in a small cove at the head of Freshwater Bay,Bonavista Bay,Newfoundland,Canada. Settled in the early 1890s it was originally known as Shoal Bay, presumably from its many shallow coves and inlets in the area. From the 1950s to the 1970 Shoal Bay was referred to asWellington (Dover Post Office), whereas the local residents called it Dover.
The first census taken of the community was in 1891 when seventeen people were counted, both lumbermen and fisherman. By 1901 the population had grown to sixty-six people and by 1921 it had grown to 203. The2016 Census reported that its population was 662 people.[1] The mayor of Dover is Tony Keats.
Near Dover is a geological feature called theDover Fault, a major break in the Earth's crust. It is the dividing line forGondwana andLaurentia that was formed by theIapetus Ocean. A song in the Broadway musicalCome From Away takes place at the lookout over the fault.[3][4]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Dover had a population of579 living in242 of its264 total private dwellings, a change of-12.5% from its 2016 population of662. With a land area of 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi), it had a population density of52.1/km2 (134.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
48°52′11″N53°58′14″W / 48.86972°N 53.97056°W /48.86972; -53.97056
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