Three Rivers, Prince Edward Island

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Three Rivers
Town
Town of Three Rivers
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Three Rivers
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Location of Three Rivers in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°11′53″N62°37′16″W / 46.198°N 62.621°W / 46.198; -62.621 Coordinates: 46°11′53″N62°37′16″W / 46.198°N 62.621°W / 46.198; -62.621
CountryCanada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Kings County
Government
 • TypeTown council
Area
 • Land431.47 km2 (166.59 sq mi)
Highest elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total7,883
 • Density18.3/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code 902
Website Official website

Three Rivers is a town within Kings County in Prince Edward Island that was incorporated on September 28, 2018, through an amalgamation of seven municipalities and adjacent unincorporated areas. The municipalities that were amalgamated included two towns – Georgetown and Montague – and five rural municipalities – Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, and Valleyfield. [1]

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Demographics

Federal census population history of Three Rivers
YearPop.±%
2016 7,169—    
2021 7,883+10.0%
Source: Statistics Canada [2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Three Rivers had a population of 7,883 living in 3,246 of its 3,936 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]
Brudenell Rural municipality1973371362+2.5%20.4
Cardigan Rural municipality1954269332−19.0%5.12
Georgetown Town1912555675−17.8%1.59
Lorne Valley Rural municipality197895106−10.4%17.7
Lower Montague Rural municipality1974598665−10.1%21.8
Montague Town19171,9611,895+3.5%3.16
Valleyfield Rural municipality1974670672−0.3%78.6
Total former municipalities––4,5194,707−4.0%148.37

Government

The Town of Three Rivers was governed by an interim council comprising an interim mayor (Merrill Scott) and ten interim councillors. Seven of these interim councillors were the former mayors of the two towns and the five rural municipalities, while the three others were provincially-appointed representatives of the previously unincorporated areas. [1] The first election for a mayor and twelve councillors was held on November 5, 2018, [1] resulting in Edward MacAulay being selected as mayor and Jane King, Alan Munro, Gerard Holland, Ronnie Nicholson, Cameron MacLean, David McGrath, Cindy MacLean, Cody Jenkins, Isaac MacIntyre, Debbie Johnston, John MacFarlane, Wayne Spin as council members.

Three byelections took place between the 2018 and 2022 elections. MacIntyre resigned and his seat was won by Paul Morrison. Spin's resignation led to a byelection won by Larry Creed. Nicholson later resigned and was replaced by Hannah Martens.

As of the November 2022 municipal election, the size of council was reduced from 12 to 8. Johnston was elected as mayor and Munro, MacLean, Jenkins and MacFarlane remained on council. Spin returned to the fold while Anne Van Donkersgoed, John Van Dyke and Martina MacDonald were newly elected.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "EC2018–586: Municipal Government Act Town of Three Rivers Establishment" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island Executive Council. September 25, 2018. pp. 323–327. 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. 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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