Mount Pearl

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nameMount Pearl
official_nameCity of Mount Pearl
native_name
settlement_typeCity
image_flagMount Pearl, NL flag.gif
image_sealMountpearl.JPG
image_shieldMount Pearl coat of arms.jpg
motto"Omnia ad Dei gloriam"(Latin)
"All things for the glory of God"
image_mapMount_Pearl.png
map_captionLocation of Mount Pearl (red) in the St. John's Metropolitan Area
pushpin_mapNewfoundland
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Mount Pearl in Newfoundland
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Newfoundland and Labrador
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name31
established_titleSettled
established_date1834
established_title2Incorporated (town)
established_date2January 11, 1955
established_title3Incorporated (city)
established_date3July 21, 1988
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameDave Aker
leader_title1MHA
leader_name1Lucy Stoyles (LIB)
Paul Lane (IND)
leader_title2MP
leader_name2Tom Osborne (LIB)
unit_pref
area_land_km215.65
population_footnotes
population_total22,477
population_as_of2021
population_density_km21436.2
timezoneNewfoundland Time
utc_offset-3:30
timezone_DSTNewfoundland Daylight
utc_offset_DST-2:30
postal_code_typeForward Sortation Area
postal_codeA1N
area_code709
blank_nameHighways
blank_info

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Kenmount Road | website = Mount Pearl is the fourth-largest municipality and second-largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The city is located southwest of St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. Mount Pearl is the fourth largest municipality in the province and is part of the St. John's metropolitan area, the 22nd largest metropolitan area in Canada.

History

Mount Pearl dates back to 1829, when Commander James Pearl and his wife, Lady Anne Pearl, arrived in Newfoundland with a Crown grant of 1000 acre of land, a reward for Commander Pearl's 27 years of distinguished service in the Royal Navy. In 1830, Commander Pearl built a house upon the most elevated section of his estate and named it Mount Cochrane in honour of then-governor Sir Thomas Cochrane.

After the governor left Newfoundland, Pearl renamed the site Mount Pearl. Pearl was made a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order of Hanover and received the honour of Knight Bachelor from Queen Victoria. He died suddenly at his Mount Pearl estate on January 13, 1840, at the age of 50 years. In 1844, Sir James Pearl's wife, Lady Anne, moved to London, England. John Lester, who had come from Devonshire, England to work for James Pearl, continued working the Pearl Estate, leasing it from Lady Anne Pearl for another 14 years.

In her will, she left John Lester 100 acre of land called "Anna Vale", (present day Glendale) which he later sold. The Pearl estate eventually came into the hands of Andrew Glendinning, who worked it as successful farmland well into the 1920s. John Lester purchased other land (124 acres opposite the Pearl Estate on Brookfield Road) from Edward Dunscomb and later inherited another 50 acre on Old Placentia Road (present day Admiralty Wood) from Pearl's sister, Eunice Blamey.

John Lester died in 1893 leaving his estate, called "FairMead", to sons Ashton and James. Fairmead is the site of Lester's Market today.

Development

In the 1930s and 1940s, Mount Pearl became the meeting place of affluent members of society and lovers of horseracing. A large open air gallery, with benches for spectators to view surrounding lands was erected on "The Mount" in the 1940s. Horseracing continued to be prominent and Mount Pearl began to develop into something of a summer resort for St. John's residents. Increased population during summer months led to increased population year round and eventual residential and industrial development.

Incorporation

With the population growing quickly, there was increased demand for municipal government. As a result, Mount Pearl held its first election in 1955 which resulted in Hayward Burrage becoming the first mayor of the Town of Mount Pearl. The town was incorporated on January 11, 1955 and had population of 1,979. On July 21, 1988, the Town of Mount Pearl became the third community in Newfoundland and Labrador to be granted city status. Today, it remains one of the largest cities within the province, with a population in 2021 of 22,477.

Geography

Mount Pearl is located in the northeastern region of the Avalon Peninsula in southeast Newfoundland. It is landlocked, being about midway between the Atlantic Ocean coast to the east and Conception Bay to the west. The city is bounded on the north, south and east by the city of St. John's and on the west by the town of Paradise, which has led to limited availability of undeveloped land, forcing the city to adopt a more urban, high-density planning structure.

Southlands, a neighbourhood in St. John's was a large part of Mount Pearl's future growth plans for filling in the area between its boundary and Cochrane Pond Provincial Park. In 1998, the Provincial Government granted the land to the City of St. John's.

Climate

Mount Pearl has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with short, mild summers and long, cold winters.{{Weather box|width=auto |location = Mount Pearl |metric first = yes |single line = yes | Jan record high C = 18 | Feb record high C = 15 | Mar record high C = 17 | Apr record high C = 25 | May record high C = 29 | Jun record high C = 32 | Jul record high C = 33 | Aug record high C = 31 | Sep record high C = 30 | Oct record high C = 26 | Nov record high C = 22 | Dec record high C = 19 | Jan high C = 0.6 | Feb high C = 0.1 | Mar high C = 2.2 | Apr high C = 7.0 | May high C = 12.3 | Jun high C = 17.2 | Jul high C = 23.1 | Aug high C = 22.2 | Sep high C = 18.4 | Oct high C = 12.2 | Nov high C = 7.6 | Dec high C = 3.1 | | Jan low C = -6.3 | Feb low C = -6.6 | Mar low C = -4.5 | Apr low C = -0.4 | May low C = 3.1 | Jun low C = 7.8 | Jul low C = 13.0 | Aug low C = 13.7 | Sep low C = 10.2 | Oct low C = 6.1 | Nov low C = 1.4 | Dec low C = -3.2 | | Jan record low C = -20.3 | Feb record low C = -21 | Mar record low C = -19.5 | Apr record low C = -13 | May record low C = -5.2 | Jun record low C = -2.4 | Jul record low C = 2.1 | Aug record low C = 2.6 | Sep record low C = 1.7 | Oct record low C = -4.6 | Nov record low C = -11.5 | Dec record low C = -18.6 |source 1 = Environment Canada |date=August 2010

Demographics

|title = Historical populations |type = Canada |align = right |width = |state = |shading = |percentages = |footnote = |source = Statistics Canada |1956|1979 |1961|2785 |1966|4428 |1971|7211 |1976|10193 |1981|11543 |1986|20293 |1991|23689 |1996|25531 |2001|24964 |2006|24671 |2011|24284 |2016|23120 |2021|22477

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mount Pearl had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 15.65 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In 2016, Mount Pearl was 92.7% White, 5.6% Aboriginal, and 1.7% other. The median age was 44.5 in 2016 and 41.6 in 2011. The median income was $78,232 before taxes in 2016, with a median income of $67,055 after taxes in 2016.

Government

The city is represented by a mayor, deputy mayor and five councillors. Elections in Mount Pearl are held every four years on the last Tuesday in September, the last election was held on October 2, 2025. The current mayor, Dave Aker, has been in office since 2017.

The 2025 election saw the re-election of all 6 incumbent Councillors:

  • Nicole Kieley (2021)
  • Jim Locke (2007)
  • Isabelle Fry (2017)
  • Chelsea Lane (2021)
  • Mark Rice (2021)
  • Bill Antle (2017)

Notable people

References

References

  1. (February 9, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Mount Pearl (CY) [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada.
  2. (December 2004). "Mount Pearl Community Profile". City of Mount Pearl.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Mount Pearl, City [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada.
  4. (August 15, 2018). "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada.
  5. "Mount Pearl".
  6. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/land-ahoy-wells-urges-province-to-amalgamate-cities-1.669093 "Land, ahoy: Wells urges province to amalgamate cities"]. ''CBC News'', Jan 09, 2007
  7. "Mount Pearl Climate Data". [[Environment Canada]].
  8. "Historical Statistics of Newfoundland and Labrador".
  9. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". [[Statistics Canada]].
  10. (8 February 2017). "Mount Pearl, CY [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province] (table). Census Profile.".
  11. "Mount Pearl Mayor Randy Simms not seeking re-election". [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]].
  12. "Dave Aker locks up Mount Pearl mayoralty as ballots being counted in N.L. municipal election". [[The Telegram]].

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