List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is the least populous province in Canada with 154,331 residents as of the 2021 census and is the smallest in land area at 5,681.18 km2 (2,193.52 sq mi).[1] Prince Edward Island's 63 municipalities cover 34.7% of the province's land mass and were home to 73% of its population in 2021.[2][3][a] These municipalities provide local government services to their residents in the form of fire protection, municipal planning services, and emergency measures planning.[4] The remaining unincorporated areas have no local government.[5]
Municipal statuses in Prince Edward Island are cities, towns, rural municipalities, and resort municipalities.[6] Under Prince Edward Island's Municipal Government Act (MGA), which came into force on December 23, 2017,[7] the formation of a municipality can be proposed by the Minister of Fisheries and Communities, the council of an existing municipality, or a petition signed by 30% of the residents that would be the electors of the new municipality.[4] To be eligible for city or town status, certain minimum estimated population and total property assessment value criteria must be met.[4] If those criteria are not met, rural municipality status can be granted if it is the opinion of the Minister of Fisheries and Communities that it would be in the public interest.[4] The province's lone resort municipality – the Resort Municipality of Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico – was established by order in council in 1990.[6] The 2017 MGA prevents creation of any new resort municipalities.[6]
Prince Edward Island has two cities, ten towns, fifty rural municipalities and one resort municipality,[3][6] which are distributed across three counties – Kings, Prince and Queens. Charlottetown is Prince Edward Island's capital and largest municipality by population while Belfast is the largest municipality by land area.[2] The smallest municipalities by population and land area are Tignish Shore and St. Louis respectively.[2]
Cities edit
Under the province's MGA, a municipality may incorporate as a city if it has an estimated population of 15,000 or more and a total property assessment value of $750 million or more.[4][6] Should a city no longer meet these requirements, the Minister of Fisheries and Communities may recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council to change the status of the municipality to a more appropriate status.[4]
Prince Edward Island has two cities.[3] Charlottetown is Prince Edward Island's capital and largest city both by population with 38,809 residents and by land area with 44.27 km2 (17.09 sq mi).[2] It forms the core of a census agglomeration that encompasses the middle of the island and is home to 78,858 residents, or 51% of the island's population.[8] The province's second city is Summerside, which is located on the west side of the island. It has a population of 16,001 and a land area of 28.21 km2 (10.89 sq mi).[2] Starting with the municipal elections in 2018, the MGA enables cities to elect a mayor and a minimum of eight councillors.[6] With general municipal elections occurring every four years, the next municipal election is scheduled for November 2022.[9]
Towns edit
Under the province's MGA, a municipality may incorporate as a town if has an estimated population of 4,000 or more but is less than 15,000, and a total property assessment value of $200 million or more, but is less than $750 million.[4][6] Should a town no longer meet these requirements, the Minister of Fisheries and Communities may recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council to change the status of the municipality to a more appropriate status.[4]
Prince Edward Island has ten towns that are incorporated municipalities,[3] which had a cumulative population of 32,632 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] Three Rivers is Prince Edward Island's largest town by land area with 431.47 km2 (166.59 sq mi) and O'Leary is the province's smallest town by land area with 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi).[2] Three Rivers is also the province's newest town, which incorporated as a town on September 28, 2018 through the amalgamation of the towns of Georgetown and Montague, five rural municipalities (Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, and Valleyfield), and portions of three adjacent unincorporated areas.[10] Starting with the municipal elections in 2018, the MGA enables towns to elect a mayor and a minimum of six councillors.[6] With general municipal elections occurring every four years, the next municipal election is scheduled for November 2022.[9]
Rural municipalities edit
Under the province's MGA, municipalities that previously held community status under the previous Municipalities Act, which originally came into force in 1983,[11] were carried forward as rural municipalities.[4][6][b] With the amalgamation of Brackley and Winsloe South on December 15, 2017,[13] and then the MGA coming into force eight days later on December 23, 2017,[7] Prince Edward Island had 58 communities that became rural municipalities.[3][6] On September 28, 2018, three amalgamations reduced the total amount of rural municipalities to 50.[10] As of the 2021 census, the province's largest and smallest rural municipalities are West River and Tignish Shore with populations of 3,473 and 64 respectively.[2][3][14] Starting with the municipal elections in 2018, the MGA enables rural municipalities to elect a mayor and a minimum of six councillors.[6] With general municipal elections occurring every four years, the next municipal election is scheduled for November 2022.[9]
Resort municipalities edit
Prince Edward Island has one municipality holding resort municipality status. The Resort Municipality of Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico was established as a resort municipality in 1990.[4] The province's MGA allows this resort municipality to continue yet prevents the establishment of additional resort municipalities in the future.[4][6] Starting with the municipal elections in 2018, the MGA enables the province's lone resort municipality to elect a mayor and a minimum of six councillors.[6] With general municipal elections occurring every four years, the next municipal election is scheduled for November 2022.[9] If the population of the lone resort municipality reaches 2,000 electors, it may be incorporated as a different type of municipality pursuant to the MGA.[4]
List of municipalities edit
| Name | Municipal status[3][6] | County[2] | Incorporation year[15] | 2021 Census of Population[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density (/km2) | ||||
| Charlottetown | City | Queens | 1855 | 38,809 | 36,094 | +7.5% | 44.27 | 876.6 |
| Summerside | City | Prince | 1877[c] | 16,001 | 14,839 | +7.8% | 28.21 | 567.2 |
| Alberton | Town | Prince | 1913 | 1,301 | 1,145 | +13.6% | 4.70 | 276.8 |
| Borden-Carleton | Town | Prince | 1995[d] | 788 | 724 | +8.8% | 12.94 | 60.9 |
| Cornwall | Town | Queens | 1995 | 6,574 | 5,348 | +22.9% | 28.21 | 233.0 |
| Kensington | Town | Prince | 1914 | 1,812 | 1,619 | +11.9% | 3.17 | 571.6 |
| North Rustico | Town | Queens | 1954[e] | 648 | 617 | +5.0% | 2.64 | 245.5 |
| O'Leary | Town | Prince | 1951[f] | 876 | 815 | +7.5% | 1.83 | 478.7 |
| Souris | Town | Kings | 1910 | 1,079 | 1,053 | +2.5% | 3.61 | 298.9 |
| Stratford | Town | Queens | 1995 | 10,927 | 9,711 | +12.5% | 22.67 | 482.0 |
| Three Rivers | Town | Kings | 2018 | 7,883 | 7,169 | +10.0% | 431.47 | 18.3 |
| Tignish | Town | Prince | 1952 | 744 | 719 | +3.5% | 5.87 | 126.7 |
| Abram-Village | Rural municipality | Prince | 1974 | 340 | 300 | +13.3% | 1.36 | 250.0 |
| Alexandra | Rural municipality | Queens | 1972 | 252 | 204 | +23.5% | 10.35 | 24.3 |
| Annandale-Little Pond-Howe Bay | Rural municipality | Kings | 1975 | 223 | 207 | +7.7% | 31.87 | 7.0 |
| Bedeque and Area | Rural municipality | Prince | 2014 | 311 | 302 | +3.0% | 2.26 | 137.6 |
| Belfast | Rural municipality | Queens | 1972 | 1,687 | 1,636 | +3.1% | 229.27 | 7.4 |
| Brackley | Rural municipality | Queens | 1983[g] | 586 | 596 | −1.7% | 18.75 | 31.3 |
| Breadalbane | Rural municipality | Queens | 1991 | 170 | 167 | +1.8% | 12.67 | 13.4 |
| Central Kings | Rural municipality | Kings | 1975 | 386 | 349 | +10.6% | 72.94 | 5.3 |
| Central Prince | Rural municipality | Prince | 2018 | 1,129 | 1,054 | +7.1% | 133.78 | 8.4 |
| Clyde River | Rural municipality | Queens | 1974 | 614 | 653 | −6.0% | 15.93 | 38.5 |
| Crapaud | Rural municipality | Queens | 1950 | 361 | 319 | +13.2% | 2.10 | 171.9 |
| Darlington | Rural municipality | Queens | 1983 | 99 | 90 | +10.0% | 7.72 | 12.8 |
| Eastern Kings | Rural municipality | Kings | 1974 | 687 | 698 | −1.6% | 141.12 | 4.9 |
| Greenmount-Montrose | Rural municipality | Prince | 1977 | 262 | 292 | −10.3% | 26.03 | 10.1 |
| Hampshire | Rural municipality | Queens | 1974 | 339 | 359 | −5.6% | 13.52 | 25.1 |
| Hazelbrook | Rural municipality | Queens | 1974 | 220 | 193 | +14.0% | 8.09 | 27.2 |
| Hunter River | Rural municipality | Queens | 1974 | 390 | 356 | +9.6% | 6.04 | 64.6 |
| Kingston | Rural municipality | Queens | 1974 | 1,111 | 1,047 | +6.1% | 48.38 | 23.0 |
| Kinkora | Rural municipality | Prince | 1955 | 388 | 336 | +15.5% | 3.97 | 97.7 |
| Linkletter | Rural municipality | Prince | 1972 | 315 | 300 | +5.0% | 7.88 | 40.0 |
| Lot 11 and Area | Rural municipality | Prince | 1982 | 617 | 639 | −3.4% | 102.61 | 6.0 |
| Malpeque Bay | Rural municipality | Queens | 1973 | 1,191 | 1,030 | +15.6% | 98.97 | 12.0 |
| Miltonvale Park | Rural municipality | Queens | 1974 | 1,196 | 1,158 | +3.3% | 35.13 | 34.0 |
| Miminegash | Rural municipality | Prince | 1968 | 148 | 148 | 0.0% | 1.88 | 78.7 |
| Miscouche | Rural municipality | Prince | 1957 | 992 | 873 | +13.6% | 3.49 | 284.2 |
| Morell | Rural municipality | Kings | 1953 | 269 | 297 | −9.4% | 1.49 | 180.5 |
| Mount Stewart | Rural municipality | Queens | 1953 | 226 | 209 | +8.1% | 1.52 | 148.7 |
| Murray Harbour | Rural municipality | Kings | 1953 | 282 | 258 | +9.3% | 3.90 | 72.3 |
| Murray River | Rural municipality | Kings | 1955 | 337 | 304 | +10.9% | 1.54 | 218.8 |
| North Shore | Rural municipality | Queens | 2018 | 2,500 | 2,152 | +16.2% | 71.13 | 35.1 |
| North Wiltshire | Rural municipality | Queens | 1974 | 176 | 202 | −12.9% | 12.43 | 14.2 |
| Northport | Rural municipality | Prince | 1974 | 157 | 186 | −15.6% | 1.73 | 90.8 |
| Sherbrooke | Rural municipality | Prince | 1972 | 178 | 159 | +11.9% | 8.94 | 19.9 |
| Souris West | Rural municipality | Kings | 1972 | 379 | 361 | +5.0% | 7.73 | 49.0 |
| St. Felix | Rural municipality | Prince | 1977 | 314 | 325 | −3.4% | 11.54 | 27.2 |
| St. Louis | Rural municipality | Prince | 1964 | 69 | 66 | +4.5% | 0.68 | 101.5 |
| St. Nicholas | Rural municipality | Prince | 1991 | 218 | 213 | +2.3% | 20.73 | 10.5 |
| St. Peters Bay | Rural municipality | Kings | 1953 | 231 | 237 | −2.5% | 4.44 | 52.0 |
| Tignish Shore | Rural municipality | Prince | 1975 | 64 | 63 | +1.6% | 1.65 | 38.8 |
| Tyne Valley | Rural municipality | Prince | 1966 | 229 | 249 | −8.0% | 1.94 | 118.0 |
| Union Road | Rural municipality | Queens | 1977 | 213 | 204 | +4.4% | 10.33 | 20.6 |
| Victoria | Rural municipality | Queens | 1951 | 139 | 74 | +87.8% | 1.44 | 96.5 |
| Warren Grove | Rural municipality | Queens | 1985 | 374 | 346 | +8.1% | 10.16 | 36.8 |
| Wellington | Rural municipality | Prince | 1959 | 414 | 415 | −0.2% | 1.70 | 243.5 |
| West River | Rural municipality | Queens | 1974 | 3,473 | 3,110 | +11.7% | 121.62 | 28.6 |
| York | Rural municipality | Queens | 1986 | 387 | 414 | −6.5% | 12.27 | 31.5 |
| Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico[h] | Resort municipality | Queens | 1990 | 359 | 318 | +12.9% | 36.10 | 9.9 |
| Sub-total cities | 54,810 | 50,933 | +7.6% | 72.48 | 756.2 | |||
| Sub-total towns | 32,632 | 28,920 | +12.8% | 517.11 | 63.1 | |||
| Sub-total rural municipalities | 24,643 | 23,150 | +6.4% | 1,345.02 | 18.3 | |||
| Sub-total resort municipalities | 359 | 318 | +12.9% | 36.10 | 9.9 | |||
| Total municipalities | 112,444 | 103,321 | +8.8% | 1,970.71 | 57.1 | |||
| Province of Prince Edward Island | 154,331 | 142,907 | +8.0% | 5,681.18 | 27.2 | |||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ The remaining 27% of Prince Edward Island's population resides in unincorporated areas or on Indian reserves.[2][3]
- ^ Prior to the Municipalities Act, incorporated communities were previously designated either villages or community improvement committees.[12]
- ^ Summerside incorporated as a city on April 1, 1995 upon amalgamating with the incorporated communities of St. Eleanors and Wilmot.[16]
- ^ Borden-Carlton, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on July 31, 2012.[17]
- ^ North Rustico, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on November 16, 2013.[18]
- ^ O'Leary, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on March 11, 2014.[19]
- ^ Brackley amalgamated with Winsloe South on December 15, 2017.[13] Winsloe South originally incorporated in 1986.[20]
- ^ Official legal name is the Resort Municipality of Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico.[4]
References edit
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- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Charlottetown [Census agglomeration], Prince Edward Island and Prince Edward Island [Province]". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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- ^ a b (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island Executive Council. September 25, 2018. pp. 321–327. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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- ^ . Prince Edward Island Queen's Printer. December 15, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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External links edit
- Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities
- Municipalities – Government of Prince Edward Island: Department of Fisheries and Communities