Central Prince
Rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Central Prince is a rural municipality within Prince County in Prince Edward Island that was incorporated on September 28, 2018 through an amalgamation of two municipalities. The municipalities that amalgamated were the rural municipalities of Ellerslie-Bideford and Lady Slipper.[1]
Central Prince | |
|---|---|
  Central Prince in Prince Edward Island | |
| Coordinates: 46.595°N 63.990°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Prince Edward Island |
| County | Prince County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rod Millar |
| • Councillors | Julie Smith, Deanna Wagner, Ron MacLeod, Wanda LeClair, Jason Campbell, Thomas Burleigh |
| • CAO | Jolene Millar |
| Time zone | AST |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT |
| Area code | 902 |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,054 | — |
| 2021 | 1,129 | +7.1% |
| Source: Statistics Canada[2] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Prince had a population of 1,129 living in 459 of its 529 total private dwellings, a change of 7.1% from its 2016 population of 1,054. With a land area of 133.78 km2 (51.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.4/km2 (21.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
| Name | Former municipal status[3][4] |
Original incorporation year[5] |
2016 Census of Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2016)[6][4] |
Population (2011)[6][7] |
Change | Land area (km²)[6][7] |
Population density[6] | |||
| Ellerslie-Bideford | Rural municipality | 1977 | 348 | 357 | −2.5% | 20.8 | 16.7/km2 |
| Lady Slipper | Rural municipality | 1983 | 764 | 805 | −5.1% | 112.4 | 6.8/km2 |
| Total former municipalities | – | – | 1,112 | 1,162 | −4.3% | 133.2 | 8.3/km2 |