Hunter River, Prince Edward Island

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Hunter River
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Hunter River in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°21′18″N63°20′56″W / 46.35497°N 63.34897°W / 46.35497; -63.34897
CountryCanada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Queens County
Parish Grenville Parish
Township Lot 23
Incorporated1974
Community1983
Government
 • CAOSarah Weeks
Area
 • Total2.33 sq mi (6.04 km2)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total390
 • Density167/sq mi (64.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
C0A 1N0
Area code 902
Telephone Exchanges621, 734, 964
NTS Map011L06
GNBC CodeBAEKC
Website Community Website

Hunter River is a municipality that holds community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada. [1] It is located in Queens County southwest of North Rustico. It is situated on the Hunter River.

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It has been suggested that Hunter River is represented in the works of Lucy Maud Montgomery as Bright River in the fictional region of Avonlea. [2]

James Charles McGuigan, who became Archbishop of Toronto and a Cardinal, was born in Hunter River.

Demographics

Federal census population history of Hunter River
YearPop.±%
1971311—    
1976310−0.3%
1981322+3.9%
1986317−1.6%
1991 356+12.3%
1996 354−0.6%
2001 354+0.0%
2006 319−9.9%
2011 294−7.8%
2016 356+21.1%
2021 390+9.6%
Source: Statistics Canada
[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hunter River had a population of 390 living in 164 of its 170 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Councils and Contact Information" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Notes on the Geography and Chronology of the Anne of Green Gables Books
  3. ↑ "1976 Census of Canada: Population - Geographic Distributions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1992. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. September 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1992. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. August 20, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. July 25, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  11. ↑ "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 2, 2022.
  12. 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.

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