Murray River, Prince Edward Island

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Murray River
Rural municipality
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Murray River in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°01′01″N62°36′58″W / 46.017°N 62.616°W / 46.017; -62.616
CountryCanada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Kings County
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total337
Time zone AST
 • Summer (DST) ADT
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange741 962

Murray River is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. [2] It is located in Kings County.

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Located in the southeast corner of the province, Murray River is bisected by a river of the same name. The community is located at the end of navigation on the river and hosts a small wharf for fishing and recreational vessel.

Demographics

Federal census population history of Murray River
YearPop.±%
1956450—    
1961504+12.0%
1966522+3.6%
1971478−8.4%
1976463−3.1%
1981439−5.2%
1986476+8.4%
1991 485+1.9%
1996 420−13.4%
2001 435+3.6%
2006 430−1.1%
2011 334−22.3%
2016 304−9.0%
2021 337+10.9%
Source: Statistics Canada
[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Murray River had a population of 337 living in 156 of its 182 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. ↑ "Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census - Census subdivision of Murray River, COM (Prince Edward Island)". 16 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Councils and Contact Information" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island. January 27, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961". 1961 Census of Canada (PDF). Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 8, 1963. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971". 1971 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Census Subdivisions (Historical). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. July 1973. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ "1976 Census of Canada: Population - Geographic Distributions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1992. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. September 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1992. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. 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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