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]
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]
Name | County | Incorporation year [7] |
Council size [5] |
2016 Census of Population | ||||
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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 |
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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 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]
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]
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 |
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Former towns in Prince Edward Island include: