Tilt Cove

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Tilt Cove () 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." A source of gold, copper, and zinc ores, Tilt Cove was the site of the first mine in Newfoundland. The Tilt Cove mine opened in 1864 and "was soon employing several hundred men at good wages". Postal service was established in 1869. The population was 1,370 in 1901 but had fallen to 57 by 1956. In November 2023, the four permanent residents of Tilt Cove, two married couples, voted in favour of relocating. They relocated in 2025.

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