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.
History
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1976 | 1,244 | — |
1981 | 1,686 | +35.5% |
1986 | 2,070 | +22.8% |
1991 | 3,142 | +51.8% |
Source: Statistics Canada [1][2][3] |
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
West Royalty is located in the northwestern part of the city on the border of
Suburban growth
During the 1960s,
West Royalty has experienced the majority of residential growth in the greater Charlottetown area from the 1970s-1990s and includes several residential subdivisions:
- Orchard Hill subdivision
- Lewis Point Park subdivision
- Beach Grove subdivision
- Highland View subdivision
- Gates subdivision
- Bell Heights subdivision
- Richmond Hill subdivision
- Park West subdivision
- Upton Park subdivision
- Sandlewood Park subdivision
During the 1970s, the
References
- ^ "1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1992. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. September 1987. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1992. Retrieved February 3, 2022.