Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove is a town of approximately 950 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 about south of St. John's. The present town is approximately 200 years old, though the site has been continuously occupied by Europeans (Beothuk history at the site is tens of thousands of years old) since at least 1598. 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.
Etymology The name Petty Harbour is the anglicized form of the French name , which means 'small harbour'. It was first settled by French colonists.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Notable people Alan Doyle, lead singer of the band Great Big Sea Bren Smith, founder of GreenWave Perry Chafe, Canadian TV writer, producer and bestselling author
See also List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador Petty Harbour Generating Station Great Big Sea SS Regulus
References
External links
Petty Harbour Bait Skiff folk song Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 4, p. 275-277.