Bedeque and Area
Community in Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Bedeque and Area (/bəˈdɛk/)[4] is a municipality that holds community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[5] It was formed through the amalgamation of the communities of Bedeque and Central Bedeque on November 17, 2014.[1]
Bedeque and Area | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Bedeque and Area | |
  Bedeque and Area in Prince Edward Island | |
| Coordinates: 46.339°N 63.714°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Prince Edward Island |
| County | Prince County |
| Parish | St David's |
| Lot | Lot 26 |
| Incorporated[1] | November 17, 2014 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matthew Bowness |
| • Deputy Mayor | Karen Ashley-Neill |
| • CAO | Kevin McKenna |
| • Councillors | Rob Green Barry Stewart Mitchell Arsenault Nichola Arsenault Derrick Blacquiere |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 311 |
| • Density | 137.5/km2 (356/sq mi) |
| Time zone | AST |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT |
| Canadian postal code | C0B 1G0 |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 887 |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bedeque and Area had a population of 311 living in 123 of its 132 total private dwellings, a change of 3% from its 2016 population of 302. With a land area of 2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 137.6/km2 (356.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]