Parson's Pond is a community in the province of

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

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History

Parson's Pond was originally called Sandy Bay. It is located on the

Great Northern Peninsula The Great Northern Peninsula (or simply just the Northern Peninsula) is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 270 km long and 90 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km2. ...

. The first census was in the late 19th century and had a population of just 18, by 2001 the population was 427.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, Parson's Pond had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Tourism

Parson's Pond, which has a small harbour, is on route 430 which is known as the ''Viking Trail''. From the town there is a scenic view to

Gros Morne National Park Gros Morne National Park is a Canadian national park and World Heritage Site located on the west coast of Newfoundland. At , it is the second largest national park in Atlantic Canada after Torngat Mountains National Park, which has an area o ...

which is just 5 km to the south. The Arches Provincial Park with an interesting geological formation of limestone formed by glacial action, wind and water erosion is 10 km north of the town. Parson's Pond is also known as the final resting place of Zachary Turner after being involved with a murder-suicide with his mother, Shirley Jane Turner. Image:Parson'sPond1.jpg, View to Gros Morne National Park Image:Parson'sPond2.jpg, Harbour Image:Parson'sPond3.jpg, General view of Parson's Pond

References

External links

Erosion in Parson's PondParson's Pond - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 4, p. 223.
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