Central Prince

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Central Prince
Rural municipality
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Central Prince in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°35′42″N63°59′24″W / 46.595°N 63.990°W / 46.595; -63.990
CountryCanada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Prince County
Government
 • MayorRod Millar
 • CouncillorsJulie Smith, Deanna Wagner, Ron MacLeod, Wanda LeClair, Jason Campbell, Thomas Burleigh
 • CAOJolene Millar
Time zone AST
 • Summer (DST) ADT
Area code 902

Central Prince is a rural municipality within Prince County in Prince Edward Island that was incorporated on September 28, 2018 through an amalgamation of two municipalities. The municipalities that amalgamated were the rural municipalities of Ellerslie-Bideford and Lady Slipper. [1]

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Demographics

Federal census population history of Central Prince
YearPop.±%
2016 1,054—    
2021 1,129+7.1%
Source: Statistics Canada [2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Prince had a population of 1,129 living in 459 of its 529 total private dwellings, a change of

NameFormer
municipal
status [3] [4] 		Original
incorporation
year [5] 		2016 Census of Population
Population
(2016) [6] [4] 		Population
(2011) [6] [7] 		ChangeLand area
(km²) [6] [7] 		Population
density [6]
Ellerslie-Bideford Rural municipality1977348357−2.5%20.8
Lady Slipper Rural municipality1983764805−5.1%112.4
Total former municipalities––1,1121,162−4.3%133.2

Government

The Rural Municipality of Central Prince is governed by an interim council comprising an interim mayor (Rod Millar) and six interim councillors. [1] The first election for a mayor and six councillors is scheduled for November 5, 2018. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "EC2018–585: Municipal Government Act Rural Municipality of Lady Slipper and Rural Municipality of Ellerslie-Bideford Restructuring" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island Executive Council. September 25, 2018. pp. 321–323. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Prince Edward Island". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Existing Municipalities and New Municipalities – Municipal Government Act". Government of Prince Edward Island. January 6, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Prince Edward Island Municipal Boundaries" (PDF). Prince Edward Island Communities, Land and Environment. December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning". Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Prince Edward Island Municipal Boundaries" (PDF). Prince Edward Island Communities, Land and Environment. January 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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