Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island
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The Municipality of Malpeque Bay is a municipality that holds community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[2] It is located in Prince County and Queens County.
The municipality derives its name from Malpeque Bay, the second largest bay in the province which forms the municipality's western boundary. The municipality straddles several levels of geographic hierarchy in the province, including the townships of Lot 18 and Lot 20, the parishes of St. David's Parish and Grenville Parish, as well as the counties of Prince County and Queens County.
The municipality's seat is in the community of
History
The area was originally settled by the
In his 1764 survey of the colony, British surveyor
Princetown was officially incorporated as a town in 1901, but its status was downgraded to settlement in 1925. The settlement's name officially became Malpeque on 13 March 1947. In 1973, Malpeque was designated a locality within the newly established Community of Malpeque Bay.[9]
Communities
This municipality contains the following communities:
Lot 18
- Baltic
- Darnley
- Fermoy
- Hamilton
- Indian River
- Malpeque
- Sea View
- Spring Valley
Lot 20
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2016 | 1,030 | — |
2021 | 1,191 | +15.6% |
Source: Statistics Canada[10] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Malpeque Bay had a population of 1,191 living in 520 of its 991 total private dwellings, a change of 15.6% from its 2016 population of 1,030. With a land area of 98.97 km2 (38.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.0/km2 (31.2/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
References
- ^ "Contact Us | BUSINESS NAME".
- ^ "Municipal Councils and Contact Information" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island. January 27, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "The Community of Malpeque Bay History". malpequebay.ca. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ Day, Jim (6 September 2014). "Great find on P.E.I." The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Sieur de la Rocque 1752 Census for Prince Edward Island/Ile Saint Jean". The Island Register. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "A Legend in P.E.I. - Chapel Bells Buried For Two Centuries". Yarmouth Vanguard. 6 March 1990. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Campbell, Duncan (1875). History of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown: Bremner Brothers. p. Chapter 1.
- ^ "Accounts and Papers: Thirty Volumes". 34. 1849: 63. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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(help) - ^ "PlaceFinder: Malpeque". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Prince Edward Island". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.