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CHRISTIAN DATING : ST. JOHN'S
The majority of the population descends from both Ireland and England.
The accent heard in St. John's is very similar to that of Waterford, Ireland.
Tradition declares that the city earned its name when explorer John Cabot became the first European to sail into its harbour, on June 24, 1497 — the feast day of Saint John the Baptist.
The city is the centre of business, education, and government for the province.
St. John's is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of St. John's, and the Anglican Bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador.
St. John's is the site of the Newfoundland Museum, Memorial University, and the College of the North Atlantic.
St. John's is currently the only Canadian city served by radio stations whose call letters do not begin with the letter C. Four stations in St. John's use the ITU prefix VO: VOCM (AM and FM), VOAR and VOWR. VO was assigned to the Dominion of Newfoundland before the province joined Canadian Confederation in 1949, and these stations kept their existing call letters. However, other commercial radio stations in St. John's which went to air after 1949 use the same range of prefixes (CF–CK) currently in use elsewhere in Canada. VO remains in use in amateur radio
St. John's is the home of the St. John's Maple Leafs, an AHL farm team for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs' home stadium is Mile One Stadium and is in downtown St. John's. However, after the 2004-2005 season, the Maple Leafs will be leaving Newfoundland and a junior team from the QMJHL, called the St. John's Fog Devils are scheduled to become the new tenant at Mile One.
St. John's is the terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway.
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
Dwellings: 42,443
Area (km²): 446.04
Density (persons per km²): 222.4
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