Kingston | |
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  Kingston in Prince Edward Island | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′47″N63°16′34″W / 46.263°N 63.276°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Prince Edward Island |
| County | Queens County |
| Time zone | AST |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT |
| Area code | 902 |
Kingston is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. [1] It is located within Queens County to the west of Charlottetown. The community is mainly farms with a small residential area.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2016 | 1,047 | — |
| 2021 | 1,111 | +6.1% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [2] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kingston had a population of 1,111 living in 395 of its 412 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 1,047. With a land area of 48.38 km2 (18.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.0/km2 (59.5/sq mi) in 2021. [2]
Local government in Kingston is in the form of a seven-member community council with a chair. [3] The council sits at Cornwall Post Office in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island.
Provincially, the area is covered by the following three districts with a MLA representing each:
At the federal level, it is located within the riding of Charlottetown.
Kingston United Church c. 1863
King of Kingston, Noah Woodworth c. 1999
The main roads in Kingston is Kingston Road (Route 235 (Prince Edward Island)) and Bannockburn Road (Route 247 (Prince Edward Island)) are secondary provincial highways. The closest airport is Charlottetown Airport and there are no railway lines as they are not found in the province.
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