Bishop's Falls is a town in the north-central part of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, with a population of 3,082 at the 2021 census.

Geography

It is in Division No. 6, on the Exploits River, near the town of Grand Falls-Windsor and the town of Botwood. It is commonly thought of as having the warmest summer temperatures in all of Newfoundland and Labrador. Nestled along the Exploits River, the town derives its name from the waterfalls within its boundaries.

History

The railroad played a pivotal role in shaping Bishop's Falls, serving as a central hub for the Caribou passenger train, colloquially referred to as The Newfie Bullet. A remarkable trestle stands in the town, the longest east of Quebec. This trestle withstood powerful ice flows and floods that destroyed its predecessors.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bishop's Falls had a population of 3,082 living in 1,422 of its 1,540 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 3,156. With a land area of 26.38 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable people