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 28,905 and an average population of 2,891 in the 2016 Census.[2] The province's largest and smallest towns are Stratford and North Rustico with populations of 9,706 and 607 respectively.[2] The province's newest town is Three Rivers, which was incorporated on September 28, 2018.[3]

Governance

Pursuant to Prince Edward Island's Municipal Government Act (MGA), each town elects a mayor and six councillors, unless an increase is enacted by municipal bylaw.[4] For the 2018–2022 term, nine of the ten towns have a council of seven, while Three Rivers has a council of thirteen, which results in a total of 92 elected officials governing towns in Prince Edward Island.[5] The last municipal election was November 5, 2018.[6] The next is scheduled for November 7, 2022.[6]

List

List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island
Name County Incorporation
year[7] 		Council
size[5] 		2016 Census of Population
Population
(2016)[2][8] 		Population
(2011)[2][9] 		Change Land area
(km2)[2][8] 		Population
density
(ppl/km²)[2]
Alberton Prince 1913 7 1,145 1,135 +0.9% 4.52 253.3
Borden-Carleton Prince 1995[a] 7 724 750 −3.5% 12.99 55.7
Cornwall Queens 1995 7 5,348 5,162 +3.6% 28.19 189.7
Kensington Prince 1914 7 1,619 1,513 +7.0% 3.01 537.9
North Rustico Queens 1954[b] 7 607 583 +4.1% 2.41 251.9
O'Leary Prince 1951[c] 7 815 812 +0.4% 1.68 485.1
Souris Kings 1910 7 1,053 1,173 −10.2% 3.47 303.5
Stratford Queens 1995 7 9,706 8,574 +13.2% 22.53 430.8
Three Rivers[3] Kings 2018 13 7,169[13][d] 4,707[e] +52.3% 148.37 31.7
Tignish[14] Prince 1952[f] 7 719 779 −7.7% 5.87 122.5
Total towns – – 92 28,905 25,188 +14.8% 233.04 124.0

Former towns

Aerial view of Montague

Former towns in Prince Edward Island include:

  • Borden, which was part of the amalgamation that created Borden-Carleton on April 12, 1995;[15]
  • Georgetown, which was part of the amalgamation that formed the Town of Three Rivers on September 28, 2018;[16]
  • Montague, which was also part of the amalgamation that formed the Town of Three Rivers on September 28, 2018;[16] and
  • Parkdale, which amalgamated with the City of Charlottetown on April 1, 1995.[17]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Borden-Carlton, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on July 31, 2012.[10]
  2. ^ North Rustico, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on November 16, 2013.[11]
  3. ^ O'Leary, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on March 11, 2014.[12]
  4. ^ The 2016 population of Three Rivers is the post-amalgamation sum of the population counts associated with two former towns (Georgetown and Montague) five former rural municipalities (Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, and Valleyfield), two unincorporated fire districts (Cardigan and Georgetown), and a portion of a third fire district (Montague).[13]
  5. ^ The 2011 population of Three Rivers is only of those portions that were incorporated as different municipalities prior to the 2018 amalgamation. The population of those portions that were unincorporated prior to the 2018 amalgamation is therefore excluded.
  6. ^ Tignish, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on April 1, 2017.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Municipal Governments". Department of Communities, Land and Environment. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "EC2018–584, EC2018–585 and EC2018–586" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island Executive Council. September 25, 2018. pp. 321–327. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Existing Municipalities and New Municipalities – Municipal Government Act". Government of Prince Edward Island. January 6, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Municipal Directory" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island. February 12, 2020. pp. 2–4. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Candidate Information for Municipal Elections". Government of Prince Edward Island. January 23, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning". Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Prince Edward Island Municipal Boundaries" (PDF). Prince Edward Island: Communities, Land and Environment. September 18, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "Prince Edward Island Municipal Boundaries" (PDF). Prince Edward Island: Communities, Land and Environment. January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "EC2012–443: Municipalities Act (Community of Borden-Carleton Change of Status of Municipality from Community to Town Approved)" (PDF). Prince Edward Island Executive Council. July 31, 2012. p. 261. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  11. ^ "EC2013–782: Municipalities Act (Community of North Rustico Change of Status of Municipality from Community to Town Approved)" (PDF). Prince Edward Island Executive Council. November 5, 2013. p. 532. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  12. ^ "EC2014–142: Municipalities Act (Community of O'Leary Change of Status of Municipality from Community to Town Approved)" (PDF). Prince Edward Island Executive Council. March 11, 2014. p. 72. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names: Up to January 1st, 2019" (PDF). Statistics Canada. November 13, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Kevin Yarr (March 29, 2017). "Tignish to become a town". CBC. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  15. ^ "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status and Names: January 2, 1991 to January 1, 1996" (PDF). Statistics Canada. February 1997. p. 41. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  16. ^ a b "EC2018–586" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island Executive Council. September 25, 2018. pp. 322–327. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  17. ^ "PlaceFinder Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved June 9, 2020.