South Rustico | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated Rural Area | |
 South Rustico | |
  South Rustico Location within Prince Edward Island | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′57″N63°17′30″W / 46.415757°N 63.291749°W | |
| Country |  |
| Province |  |
| County | Queens County |
| Parish | Greensville |
| Lot | Lot 24 |
| Time zone | Atlantic (AST) |
| Canadian Postal code | C0A 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 902 |
| NTS Map | 011L06 |
| GNBC Code | BACJG |
South Rustico, formerly called Rustico [1] , is an unincorporated rural community in the township of Lot 24, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Lot 24 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of Charlotte Parish. Lot 24 was awarded to Charles Lee and Francis MacLeane in the 1767 land lottery. It was sold in arrears for quitrent in 1781 and a portion was granted to Loyalists in 1783.
Queens County is a county in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is the largest county in the province by population with 82,017 (2016), land area, and highest average income. Charlottetown is the county seat of Queens County, and is the largest city and the capital of Prince Edward Island.
Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada and one of the three Maritime Provinces. It is the smallest province of Canada in both land area and population, but it is the most densely populated. Part of the traditional lands of the Mi'kmaq, it became a British colony in the 1700s and was federated into Canada as a province in 1873. Its capital is Charlottetown. According to Statistics Canada, the province of PEI has 155,318 residents.
South Rustico is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of North Rustico and 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of Charlottetown in the central part of the province on the north shore. [2] [3]
Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom, Charlottetown was originally an unincorporated town that incorporated as a city in 1855.
