Tors Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Tors Cove is a small village located on the east coast of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, approximately 40 kilometers 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] and remains unincorporated without council.

The population was 279 in 1951 and 289 in 1956 and consisted of 459 as of 2016.[2] 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.

Tors Cove is on the East Coast Trail.[3]

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References

  1. "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.
  2. {{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Tors Cove, Designated place |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/corr/index-eng.cfm
  3. "17. La Manche Village Path". East Coast Trail Association. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

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