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[[Prince Edward Island]] is the [[List of Canadian provinces and territories by population|least populous]] [[provinces and territories of Canada|province]] in [[Canada]] with 140,204 residents as of [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] and is the [[List of Canadian provinces and territories by area|smallest]] in land area at approximately {{convert|5,660|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=provinces>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=101&S=50&O=A | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=January 30, 2013 | accessdate=December 4, 2013}}</ref> Prince Edward Islands's 74 municipalities<ref name=PEImunis2>{{cite web | url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/mapp/index.php?number=1040430&lang=E | title=Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning: Municipalities | publisher=Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs | date=August 15, 2012 | accessdate=July 21, 2013}}</ref> are home to {{percentage|94854|140204}} of its population. There are 2 cities, 9 towns and 63 communities in Prince Edward Island;<ref name=PEImunis1>{{cite web | url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/mapp/municipalitites.php | title=Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning | publisher=Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs | accessdate=July 21, 2013}}</ref><ref name=NorthRustico>{{cite web | url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/ordersincouncil/pdf/20131105_777-783.pdf | title=EC2013-782 | publisher=Prince Edward Island Executive Council | type=PDF | page=3 | date=November 5, 2013 | accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref> distributed across three counties: [[Kings County, Prince Edward Island|Kings]], [[Prince County, Prince Edward Island|Prince]] and [[Queens County, Prince Edward Island|Queens]].
[[Prince Edward Island]] is the [[List of Canadian provinces and territories by population|least populous]] [[provinces and territories of Canada|province]] in [[Canada]] with 140,204 residents as of [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] and is the [[List of Canadian provinces and territories by area|smallest]] in land area at approximately {{convert|5,660|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=provinces>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=101&S=50&O=A | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=January 30, 2013 | accessdate=December 4, 2013}}</ref> Municipalities may be formed under the Municipalities Act of 1983 by a petition signed by at least twenty-five residents and may incorporate as either a city, town or community.<ref name=MuniAct>{{cite web | url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/law/statutes/pdf/m-13.pdf| title=Municipalities Act | publisher=Legislative Counsel Office | date=December, 2013 | accessdate=November 1, 2014}}</ref> Prince Edward Islands's 74 municipalities<ref name=PEImunis2>{{cite web | url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/mapp/index.php?number=1040430&lang=E | title=Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning: Municipalities | publisher=Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs | date=August 15, 2012 | accessdate=July 21, 2013}}</ref> are home to {{percentage|94854|140204}} of its population. There are 2 cities, 9 towns and 63 communities in Prince Edward Island;<ref name=PEImunis1>{{cite web | url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/mapp/municipalitites.php | title=Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning | publisher=Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs | accessdate=July 21, 2013}}</ref><ref name=NorthRustico>{{cite web | url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/ordersincouncil/pdf/20131105_777-783.pdf | title=EC2013-782 | publisher=Prince Edward Island Executive Council | type=PDF | page=3 | date=November 5, 2013 | accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref> distributed across three counties: [[Kings County, Prince Edward Island|Kings]], [[Prince County, Prince Edward Island|Prince]] and [[Queens County, Prince Edward Island|Queens]].


== Municipalities ==
== Municipalities ==

Revision as of 23:17, 1 November 2014

Map of Canada showing the location of PEI in red.
A map of Canada, showing Prince Edward Island in red.

Prince Edward Island is the least populous province in Canada with 140,204 residents as of 2011 and is the smallest in land area at approximately 5,660 km2 (2,190 sq mi).[1] Municipalities may be formed under the Municipalities Act of 1983 by a petition signed by at least twenty-five residents and may incorporate as either a city, town or community.[2] Prince Edward Islands's 74 municipalities[3] are home to 68% of its population. There are 2 cities, 9 towns and 63 communities in Prince Edward Island;[4][5] distributed across three counties: Kings, Prince and Queens.

Municipalities

Cities

Prince Edward Island has two cities.[4] Charlottetown is Prince Edward Island's capital and largest city by population with 34,562 residents and area with 779.7 km2 (301.0 sq mi).

Towns

Main article: 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 nine towns,[6] which had a cumulative population of 21,491 and an average population of 2,385 in the 2011 Census.[7] The province's largest and smallest towns are Stratford and North Rustico with populations of 8,574 and 583 respectively.[7] Cornwall is Prince Edward Island's largest town by area and Georgetown is Prince Edward Island's smallest town by area. 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.[8][5]

Communities

Prince Edward Island has 63 communities that are incorporated municipalities[4] of which 31 are recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada.[7][5]

List of municipalities

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island's capital and largest city
Summerside, Prince Edward Island's only other city
Name County Municipal
status 		Population
(2011)[7] 		Population
(2006)[7] 		Change
(%)[7] 		Area
(km²)[7] 		Population
density[7]
Charlottetown Queens City 34,562 32,174 7.4 44.33 779.7
Summerside Prince City 14,751 14,500 1.7 28.36 520.1
Alberton Prince Town 1,135 1,081 5 4.5 252.1
Borden-Carleton Prince Town 750 786 −4.6 13.16 57.0
Cornwall Queens Town 5,162 4,677 10.4 28.2 183.1
Georgetown Kings Town 675 634 6.5 1.65 409.6
Kensington Prince Town 1,496 1,485 0.7 3.02 495.4
Montague Kings Town 1,895 1,802 5.2 3.04 622.7
North Rustico Queens Town 583 599 −2.7 2.45 238.1
Souris Kings Town 1,173 1,232 −4.8 3.42 342.8
Stratford Queens Town 8,574 7,083 21.1 22.48 381.4
Abrams Village Prince Community 267 266 0.4 1.37 195.1
Afton Queens Community 1,222
Alexandra Queens Community 224
Annandale-Little Pond-Howe Bay Kings Community 262
Bedeque Prince Community 143 139 2.9 0.68 210.5
Belfast Queens Community 1,637[9]
Bonshaw Queens Community 218[10]
Brackley Queens Community 340 336 1.2 8.92 38.1
Breadalbane Queens Community 173 172 0.6 12.57 13.8
Brudenell Kings Community 362
Cardigan Kings Community 332 374 −11.2 5.28 62.9
Central Bedeque Prince Community 167 149 12.1 1.89 88.6
Central Kings Kings Community 329
Clyde River Queens Community 576 618 −6.8 16.05 35.9
Crapaud Queens Community 345 353 −2.3 2.16 159.5
Darlington Queens Community 109
Eastern Kings Kings Community 702
Ellerslie-Bideford Prince Community 357
Grand Tracadie Queens Community 293
Greenmount-Montrose Prince Community 258
Hampshire Queens Community 420
Hazelbrook Queens Community 172
Hunter River Queens Community 294 319 −7.8 6.08 48.4
Kingston Queens Community 794
Kinkora Prince Community 339 326 4 3.82 88.8
Lady Slipper Prince Community 805
Linkletter Prince Community 320 321 −0.3 9.05 35.4
Lorne Valley Kings Community 106
Lot 11 and Area Prince Community 635
Lower Montague Kings Community 665
Malpeque Bay Queens Community 1,029
Meadowbank Queens Community 338 364 −7.1 9.25 36.6
Miltonvale Park Queens Community 1,153 1,163 −0.9 35.32 32.6
Miminegash Prince Community 173 176 −1.7 1.85 93.4
Miscouche Prince Community 869 769 13 3.34 260.4
Morell Kings Community 313 306 2.3 1.4 224.1
Mount Stewart Queens Community 225 261 −13.8 1.22 183.8
Murray Harbour Kings Community 320 358 −10.6 4.01 79.8
Murray River Kings Community 334 430 −22.3 1.43 233.8
New Haven-Riverdale Queens Community 485
North Shore Queens Community 1,112
North Wiltshire Queens Community 182
Northport Prince Community 188
O'Leary Prince Community 812 861 −5.7 1.6 507
Pleasant Grove Queens Community 496
Resort Municipality (Stanley Bridge, Hope River,
Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico)		 Queens Community 266 272 −2.2 37.74 7
Sherbrooke Prince Community 172 168 2.4 8.83 19.5
Souris West Kings Community 399
St. Felix Prince Community 348
St. Louis Prince Community 51 80 −36.3 0.62 82.7
St. Nicholas Prince Community 198
St. Peters Bay Kings Community 253 248 2 4.24 59.7
Tignish Shore Prince Community 73
Tignish Prince Community 779 758 2.8 5.86 132.9
Tyne Valley Prince Community 222 226 −1.8 1.74 127.8
Union Road Queens Community 235 245 −4.1 9.95 23.6
Valleyfield Kings Community 672
Victoria Queens Community 104 77 35.1 1.4 74.2
Warren Grove Queens Community 367 341 7.6 10.32 35.6
Wellington Prince Community 409 401 2 1.8 227
West River Queens Community 741
Winsloe South Queens Community 221 198 11.6 9.63 23
York Queens Community 284
Total towns – – 21,491 18,780 11.3 79.47 263.1
Total cities – – 49,313 46,674 5.7 72.69 678.4
Total communities – – 26,689 – – – –
Total municipalities – – 94,854 – – – –

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Municipalities Act" (PDF). Legislative Counsel Office. December, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning: Municipalities". Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs. August 15, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning". Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "EC2013-782" (PDF) (PDF). Prince Edward Island Executive Council. November 5, 2013. p. 3. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning". Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. January 1, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. ^ "EC2012-443" (PDF) (PDF). Prince Edward Island Executive Council. July 31, 2012. p. 9. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  9. ^ http://www.gov.pe.ca/placefinder/index.php3?cgndb=BAEFL&formattype=&city=Belfast
  10. ^ http://www.gov.pe.ca/placefinder/index.php3?cgndb=BAEDV&formattype=&city=Bonshaw
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