In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Salmon Cove had a population of 764 living in 340 of its 393 total private dwellings, a change of 12.4% from its 2016 population of 680. With a land area of 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 181.5/km2 (470.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]