West Royalty, Prince Edward Island

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West Royalty is a neighbourhood of the city of Charlottetown in central Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Federal census population history of West Royalty
YearPop.±%
19761,244    
19811,686+35.5%
19862,070+22.8%
19913,142+51.8%
Source: Statistics Canada
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West Royalty was originally a farming community in the western part of Queens Royalty, from which it derives its name. It was officially designated a settlement in 1939 and it became a village in 1980. It was amalgamated into the City of Charlottetown on April 1, 1995.

Presently a neighbourhood, West Royalty has a mix of housing, commercial and light industrial districts as well as the major retail district centred on the intersections of Route 1 and Route 2, as well as Route 2 and the perimeter highway.

Geography

Suburban growth

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