Tors Cove is a
local service district and
designated place
A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the ...
in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
. It is on the east coast of the
Avalon Peninsula of the island of
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.
Geography
Tors Cove is in
Newfoundland within
Subdivision U of
Division No. 1.
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 from its 2011 population of 449. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
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
The East Coast Trail (ECT) is a long-distance coastal footpath located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is a developed trail over long, creation of which began in 1994. It is made up of 25 linked wilderness paths and pas ...
.
Government
Tors Cove is a local service district (LSD)
that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.
The chair of the LSD committee is Hannah Power.
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See also
*La Manche Provincial Park
La Manche Provincial Park, is a provincial park located 53 kilometers south of St. John's along Route 10 (Irish Loop Drive), on the island of Newfoundland, in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It consists mainly of the abando ...
* List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
*List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has 175 unincorporated communities that are designated as local service districts (LSDs) for the purpose of providing water, sewer, fire, garbage, street lighting, animal control, and/or road ma ...
References
External links
18-minute video showing 11-year-old Julie O'Brien describing old times in the village
National Film Board of Canada 1981
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Populated coastal places in Canada
Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador