List of towns in Prince Edward Island
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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 32,632 and an average population of 3,263 in the 2021 Census.[2] The province's largest and smallest towns are Stratford and North Rustico with populations of 10,927 and 648 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
| Name | County | Incorporation year[7] |
Council size[5] |
2021 Census of Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2021)[2][8] |
Population (2016)[2][9] |
Change | Land area (km2)[2][8] |
Population density (ppl/km²)[2] | ||||
| Alberton | Prince | 1913 | 7 | 1,301 | 1,145 | +13.6% | 4.70 | 276.8 |
| Borden-Carleton | Prince | 1995[a] | 7 | 788 | 724 | +8.8% | 12.94 | 60.9 |
| Cornwall | Queens | 1995 | 7 | 6,574 | 5,348 | +22.9% | 28.21 | 233.0 |
| Kensington | Prince | 1914 | 7 | 1,812 | 1,619 | +11.9% | 3.17 | 571.6 |
| North Rustico | Queens | 1954[b] | 7 | 648 | 617 | +5.0% | 2.64 | 245.5 |
| O'Leary | Prince | 1951[c] | 7 | 876 | 815 | +7.5% | 1.83 | 478.7 |
| Souris | Kings | 1910 | 7 | 1,079 | 1,053 | +2.5% | 3.61 | 298.9 |
| Stratford | Queens | 1995 | 7 | 10,927 | 9,711 | +12.5% | 22.67 | 482.0 |
| Three Rivers[3] | Kings | 2018 | 9 | 7,883 | 7,169 | +10.0% | 431.47 | 16.6 |
| Tignish[13] | Prince | 1952[d] | 7 | 744 | 719 | +3.5% | 5.87 | 126.7 |
| Total towns | – | – | 72 | 32,632 | 28,920 | +12.8% | 517.11 | 63.1 |
Former towns
Former towns in Prince Edward Island include:
- Borden, which was part of the amalgamation that created Borden-Carleton on April 12, 1995;[14]
- Georgetown, which was part of the amalgamation that formed the Town of Three Rivers on September 28, 2018;[15]
- Montague, which was also part of the amalgamation that formed the Town of Three Rivers on September 28, 2018;[15] and
- Parkdale, which amalgamated with the City of Charlottetown on April 1, 1995.[16]