Murray River, Prince Edward Island

Rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Murray River is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[2] It is located in Kings County.

CountryCanada
Time zoneAST
Area code902
Telephone Exchange741 962
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Murray River
Rural municipality
Murray River is located in Prince Edward Island
Murray River
Murray River in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46.017°N 62.616°W / 46.017; -62.616
CountryCanada
ProvincePrince Edward Island
CountyKings County
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
337
Time zoneAST
 • Summer (DST)ADT
Area code902
Telephone Exchange741 962
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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.

Demographics

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Federal census population history of Murray River
YearPop.±%
1956450—    
1961504+12.0%
1966522+3.6%
1971478−8.4%
1976463−3.1%
1981439−5.2%
1986476+8.4%
1991485+1.9%
1996420−13.4%
2001435+3.6%
2006430−1.1%
2011334−22.3%
2016304−9.0%
2021337+10.9%
Source: Statistics Canada
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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]

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