The town was incorporated in 1968 by amalgamating the independent fishing villages of Small Point, Adam's Cove, Blackhead and Broad Cove. The neighbouring community of Kingston was originally part of the amalgamation, but withdrew in 1976.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove had a population of 414 living in 200 of its 327 total private dwellings, a change of 7% from its 2016 population of 387. With a land area of 23.12 km2 (8.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.9/km2 (46.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]