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Wellington, Prince Edward Island

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Wellington
Rural municipality
Wellington, Prince Edward Island is located in Prince Edward Island
Wellington, Prince Edward Island
Wellington in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°27′00″N 64°00′04″W / 46.450°N 64.001°W / 46.450; -64.001
CountryCanada
ProvincePrince Edward Island
CountyPrince County
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
409
Time zoneAST
 • Summer (DST)ADT
Area code902

Wellington is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[2] It is located in Prince County, and extends as Wellington Centre onto Route 2 from Richmond through to St. Nicholas.

Located in the "Evangeline Region,"[further explanation needed] a cluster of Acadian communities in the central part of Prince County, Wellington is served by Route 2 and until 1989 was served by the Prince Edward Island Railway. Wellington is home to the head office of Collège Acadie Î.-P.-É.

Demographics

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Federal census population history of Wellington
YearPop.±%
1961292—    
1966330+13.0%
1971347+5.2%
1976359+3.5%
1981376+4.7%
1986405+7.7%
1991408+0.7%
1996427+4.7%
2001382−10.5%
2006401+5.0%
2011409+2.0%
2016415+1.5%
2021414−0.2%
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, Wellington had a population of 414 living in 197 of its 211 total private dwellings, a change of -0.2% from its 2016 population of 415. With a land area of 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 243.5/km2 (630.7/sq mi) in 2021.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Wellington – 2011 Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  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. ^ a b "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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