List of towns in Prince Edward Island

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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]

List

Aerial view of Montague
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

  1. Cornwall is Prince Edward Island's largest town by area.
  2. Georgetown is Prince Edward Island's smallest town by area.
  3. North Rustico is Prince Edward Island's smallest town by population.
  4. Stratford is Prince Edward Island's largest town by population.

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