Murray River | |
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Coordinates: 46°01′01″N 62°36′58″W / 46.017°N 62.616°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Prince Edward Island |
County | Kings County |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 337 |
Time zone | AST |
• Summer ( DST) | ADT |
Area code | 902 |
Telephone Exchange | 741 962 |
Murray River is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. [2] It is located in Kings County.
Located in the southeast corner of the province, Murray River is bisected by a river of the same name. The community is located at the end of navigation on the river and hosts a small wharf for fishing and recreational vessel.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1956 | 450 | — |
1961 | 504 | +12.0% |
1966 | 522 | +3.6% |
1971 | 478 | −8.4% |
1976 | 463 | −3.1% |
1981 | 439 | −5.2% |
1986 | 476 | +8.4% |
1991 | 485 | +1.9% |
1996 | 420 | −13.4% |
2001 | 435 | +3.6% |
2006 | 430 | −1.1% |
2011 | 334 | −22.3% |
2016 | 304 | −9.0% |
2021 | 337 | +10.9% |
Source:
Statistics Canada [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Murray River had a population of 337 living in 156 of its 182 total private dwellings, a change of 10.9% from its 2016 population of 304. With a land area of 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 218.8/km2 (566.8/sq mi) in 2021. [14]
Murray River | |
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Coordinates: 46°01′01″N 62°36′58″W / 46.017°N 62.616°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Prince Edward Island |
County | Kings County |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 337 |
Time zone | AST |
• Summer ( DST) | ADT |
Area code | 902 |
Telephone Exchange | 741 962 |
Murray River is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. [2] It is located in Kings County.
Located in the southeast corner of the province, Murray River is bisected by a river of the same name. The community is located at the end of navigation on the river and hosts a small wharf for fishing and recreational vessel.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1956 | 450 | — |
1961 | 504 | +12.0% |
1966 | 522 | +3.6% |
1971 | 478 | −8.4% |
1976 | 463 | −3.1% |
1981 | 439 | −5.2% |
1986 | 476 | +8.4% |
1991 | 485 | +1.9% |
1996 | 420 | −13.4% |
2001 | 435 | +3.6% |
2006 | 430 | −1.1% |
2011 | 334 | −22.3% |
2016 | 304 | −9.0% |
2021 | 337 | +10.9% |
Source:
Statistics Canada [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Murray River had a population of 337 living in 156 of its 182 total private dwellings, a change of 10.9% from its 2016 population of 304. With a land area of 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 218.8/km2 (566.8/sq mi) in 2021. [14]