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Terence Bay, Nova Scotia
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Terence Bay (population 845) is a rural fishing community on the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean 10 km. off the Prospect Road, off Nova Scotia Route 333, 21.2 kilometers from Halifax.
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It was originally settled around 1860 mainly by German and Irish immigrants, some of whose descendants still reside there. The origin of the name "Terence" in reference to the community is uncertain: theories have included that it is a mispronunciation or misspelling of "Terns", or of "Turner", although "Turner" is unknown in the community as a historical surname. The area in which Terence Bay is situated also contains the communities of Lower Prospect, at which the S.S. Atlantic disaster occured, and Sandy Cove, at which a cemetery and monument to the wreck and an interpretive centre are located.
- Telephone exchange 902 - 852,850
- First three digits of postal code - B3T
Terence Bay School Atlantic Memorial School - Terence Bay site(since 1996)
- Total Population 845
- Total Dwellings 374
- Total Land Area 33.636 Km SQ
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