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| population_range = 18,327 ([[Kings County, Prince Edward Island|Kings]]) – 89,770 ([[Queens County, Prince Edward Island|Queens]])
| population_range = 18,327 ([[Kings County, Prince Edward Island|Kings]]) – 89,770 ([[Queens County, Prince Edward Island|Queens]])
| area_range = 1,687.58 km² ([[Kings County, Prince Edward Island|Kings]]) – 2,006.27 km² ([[Prince County, Prince Edward Island|Prince]])
| area_range = 1,687.58 km<sup>2</sup> ([[Kings County, Prince Edward Island|Kings]]) – 2,006.27 km<sup>2</sup> ([[Prince County, Prince Edward Island|Prince]])
| government = [[County government]] (defunct)
| government = [[County government]] (defunct)
| subdivision = [[List of parishes in Prince Edward Island|Parishes]], [[List of townships in Prince Edward Island|townships]], [[List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island|municipalities]]
| subdivision = [[List of parishes in Prince Edward Island|Parishes]], [[List of townships in Prince Edward Island|townships]], [[List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island|municipalities]]
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!scope="col"| County seat<br>(historical)
!scope="col"| County seat<br>(historical)
!scope="col"| Established
!scope="col"| Established
!scope="col"| Population<br>(2021)<ref name="2021StatCan">{{cite web |title=Census profile, 2021 census of population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |website=Statistics Canada |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=3 October 2024 |ref=2021census}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Population<br>(2021)<ref name=2016StatCan/>
!scope="col"| Population<br>(2016)
!scope="col"| Population<br>(2016)<ref name=2016StatCan/>
!scope="col"| Change<br>
!scope="col"| Change<br>
!scope="col"| Land area<br>(km<sup>2</sup>)
!scope="col"| Land area<br>(km<sup>2</sup>)

Latest revision as of 13:48, 3 October 2024

Counties of Prince Edward Island
LocationProvince of Prince Edward Island
Number3
Populations18,327 (Kings) – 89,770 (Queens)
Areas1,687.58 km2 (Kings) – 2,006.27 km2 (Prince)
Government
Subdivisions

The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island has three counties that have historically been used as administrative divisions for the provincial government, and prior to Confederation (in 1873), the colonial government.

The current system of land division in Prince Edward Island, including its three counties, dates to a series of surveys undertaken in 1764-65 by Captain Samuel Holland of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers. Holland's survey saw the island divided into the three counties, each of which had a "royalty" (or shire town) as a county seat. The rest of the county outside the royalty was sub-divided into parishes for the Church of England, measuring approximately 60,000 acres (240 km2); the parishes were further sub-divided into townships measuring approximately 20,000 acres (81 km2).

The counties are no longer used as administrative boundaries for the provincial government; however, they continue to be used as census divisions by Statistics Canada for statistical purposes in administering the Canadian census.[1]

County County seat
(current) 		County seat
(historical) 		Established Population
(2021)[2] 		Population
(2016)[1] 		Change
 Land area
(km2) 		Population density
(per km2)
Kings Georgetown Kings Royalty 1765 18,327 17,154 +6.8% 1,687.58 10.9
Queens Charlottetown Queens Royalty 1765 89,770 81,843 +9.7% 1,987.32 45.2
Prince Summerside Prince Royalty 1765 46,234 43,910 +5.3% 2,006.27 23.0
Total counties — — — 142,907 140,204 +1.9% 5,686.03 25.1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Population and dwelling count highlight tables, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Census profile, 2021 census of population". Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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