Kingston, Prince Edward Island

Kingston
Rural municipality
Kingston, Prince Edward Island is located in Prince Edward Island
Kingston, Prince Edward Island
Kingston in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°15′47″N 63°16′34″W / 46.263°N 63.276°W / 46.263; -63.276
CountryCanada
ProvincePrince Edward Island
CountyQueens County
Time zoneAST
 • Summer (DST)ADT
Area code902

Kingston is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[1] It is located within Queens County to the west of Charlottetown. The community is mainly farms with a small residential area.

Demographics

Federal census population history of Kingston
YearPop.±%
20161,047—    
20211,111+6.1%
Source: Statistics Canada[2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kingston had a population of 1,111 living in 395 of its 412 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 1,047. With a land area of 48.38 km2 (18.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.0/km2 (59.5/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Government

Local government in Kingston is in the form of a seven-member community council with a chair.[3] The council sits at Cornwall Post Office in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island.

Provincially, the area is covered by the following three districts with a MLA representing each:

At the federal level, it is located within the riding of Charlottetown.

Attractions

Kingston United Church c. 1863

Royalty

King of Kingston, Noah Woodworth c. 1999

Transportation

The main roads in Kingston is Kingston Road (Route 235 (Prince Edward Island)) and Bannockburn Road (Route 247 (Prince Edward Island)) are secondary provincial highways. The closest airport is Charlottetown Airport and there are no railway lines as they are not found in the province.

References

  1. ^ "Municipal Councils and Contact Information" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Prince Edward Island". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Council | Kingston Community Council".