Tilt Cove | |
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Town | |
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  Tilt Cove Location of Tilt Cove in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′10″N 55°37′37″W / 49.88611°N 55.62694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 4 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 414 |
Tilt Cove (/tɪlt koʊv/) is a town located southeast of Baie Verte on Notre Dame Bay and was founded in 1813. With an official population of 5 at the 2021 census, Tilt Cove is known as "Canada's smallest town."[1][2] A source of gold, copper, and zinc ores,[3] Tilt Cove was the site of the first mine in Newfoundland.[4] The Tilt Cove mine opened in 1864 and "was soon employing several hundred men at good wages".[5] Postal service was established in 1869.
The population was 1,370 in 1901 but had fallen to 57 by 1956. As of 2023[update], four people reside in Tilt Cove on a full-time basis.
In November 2023, the four residents of Tilt Cove, two married couples, voted in favour of relocating.[6]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Walsh, Adam (October 12, 2015). "Tilt Cove, Canada's smallest town, a big draw for tourists". CBC News. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "Tilt Cove". InfoMine Company & Property Mining Intelligence. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ Rowe, Frederick (1980). A History of Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited. p. 14. ISBN 0-07-092397-3.
- ^ Rowe, Frederick (1980). A History of Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited. p. 291. ISBN 0-07-092397-3.
- ^ "Residents in Canada's smallest town vote to resettle".