List of towns in Prince Edward Island
A town is an incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.
Prince Edward Island has ten towns,[1] which had a cumulative population of 21,491 and an average population of 2,385 in the 2011 Census.[2] The province's largest and smallest towns are Stratford and North Rustico with populations of 8,574 and 583 respectively.[2] The province's newest towns are Borden-Carleton and North Rustico, which both changed from community status to town status on July 31, 2012 and November 16, 2013 respectively.[3][4]
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List
Name | County | Population (2011)[2] |
Population (2006)[2] |
Change (%)[2] |
Area (km²)[2] |
Population density[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alberton | Prince | 1,135 | 1,081 | 5 | 4.5 | 252.1 |
Borden-Carleton | Prince | 750 | 786 | −4.6 | 13.16 | 57.0 |
Cornwall[PE 1] | Queens | 5,162 | 4,677 | 10.4 | 28.2 | 183.1 |
Georgetown[PE 2] | Kings | 675 | 634 | 6.5 | 1.65 | 409.6 |
Kensington | Prince | 1,496 | 1,485 | 0.7 | 3.02 | 495.4 |
Montague | Kings | 1,895 | 1,802 | 5.2 | 3.04 | 622.7 |
North Rustico[PE 3] | Queens | 583 | 599 | −2.7 | 2.45 | 238.1 |
O'Leary | Prince | 812 | 861 | −5.7 | 1.60 | 507.0 |
Souris | Kings | 1,173 | 1,232 | −4.8 | 3.42 | 342.8 |
Stratford[PE 4] | Queens | 8,574 | 7,083 | 21.1 | 22.48 | 381.4 |
Total towns | – | 22,255 | 20,240 | 10.0 | 83.52 | 266.5 |
Proposed towns
Prince Edward Island's Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs is currently considering an application to incorporate a town named Central West Prince.[5] The proposed town is located north of O'Leary and west of Alberton[6] on either side of Highway 2[7] within Prince County, approximately 50 km (31 mi) northwest of the City of Summerside. The proposed town covers a land area of 2,187 ha (5,400 acres)[7] and had an approximate population of 2,527 in 2011.[6]
See also
Notes
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