Tors Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Tors Cove is a
Newfoundland, approximately 40 kilometres south of the St. John's, the provincial capital, along Route 10 (Irish Loop Drive/Southern Shore Highway). It was formerly named Toads Cove.[1]
Geography
Tors Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision U of Division No. 1.[2]
Demographics
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tors Cove recorded a population of 300 living in 136 of its 257 total private dwellings, a change of -33.2% from its 2011 population of 449. With a land area of 9.17 km2 (3.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 32.7/km2 (84.7/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
Economy
Throughout its history, its economy was sustained through the cod fishery and was the site of a codfish processing plant until the moratorium in 1991. It is also the site of a hydroelectric dam (located on Tors Cove pond) and power plant.
Attractions
Tors Cove is on the East Coast Trail.[4]
Government
Tors Cove is a local service district (LSD)[5] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[6] The chair of the LSD committee is Hannah Power.[5]
See also
- La Manche Provincial Park
- List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
- ^ "Tors Cove". Co-production of Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive and the Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media and Place. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "17. La Manche Village Path". East Coast Trail Association. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
External links
- 18-minute video showing 11-year-old Julie O'Brien describing old times in the village National Film Board of Canada 1981
