Kings County, Prince Edward Island

County

Kings County

County

Location of Kings County in Prince Edward Island.

Incorporated Towns & Municipalities| Three Rivers (town), Souris (town)
Parishes| St. Patrick's Parish, East Parish, St. George's Parish, St. Andrew's Parish
Townships and royalties|

List

* Kings Royalty, Lot 38, Lot 39, Lot 40, Lot 41, Lot 42, Lot 43, Lot 44, Lot 45, Lot 46, Lot 47, Lot 51, Lot 52, Lot 53, Lot 54, Lot 55, Lot 56, Lot 59, Lot 61, Lot 63, Lot 64, Lot 66

Area

• Total

| 1,686.34 km2 (651.10 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 18,327
• Density| 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Average Earnings per capita (2015)[2]| $35,947

Kings County (2021 population 18,327[1]) is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.

It is the province's smallest, most rural and least-populated county. Kings County is also least dependent upon the agriculture industry compared with the other two counties, while being more heavily dependent on the fishery and forest industry. Comparatively large parts of the county are still forested and it hosts the province's largest sawmill. The only heavy industry, aside from forestry and industrial farming, is a small shipyard, although secondary manufacturing has been established in recent years.

The county was named by Capt. Samuel Holland in 1765 for King George III (1738–1820). As such, Kings County's shire town is Georgetown. The largest community within the town of Three Rivers.

## Demographics

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Historical populationsYear| Pop.| ±%

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1991| 19,328| —
1996| 19,561| +1.2%
2001| 19,180| −1.9%
2006| 18,608| −3.0%
2011| 17,990| −3.3%
2016| 17,160| −4.6%
2021| 18,327| +6.8%
[2][3][4][5][6]

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kings County had a population of 18,327 living in 7,678 of its 9,948 total private dwellings, a change of 6.8% from its 2016 population of 17,154. With a land area of 1,687.58 km2 (651.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.9/km2 (28.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

## Communities

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* Towns
* Three Rivers
* Souris
* Municipalities
* Annandale
* Central Kings
* Eastern Kings
* Morell
* Murray Harbour
* Murray River
* Souris West
* St. Peters Bay
* Unincorporated
* Fortune Bridge
* North Lake
* Valleyfield
* Indian reserves
* Morell 2

## See also

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* Royal eponyms in Canada

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census division". Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
2. ^ a b "Census Profile - Kings, CTY, Prince Edward Island (Census division)". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
3. ^ "Census Profile - Kings, CTY, Prince Edward Island (Census division)". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
4. ^ "Census Profile - Kings County, Prince Edward Island (Health region)". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
5. ^ "Community profile - Kings County, Prince Edward Island (County)". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
6. ^ "Electronic Area Profiles - Kings County Prince Edward Island". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. 1996. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

46°15′N 62°30′W﻿ / ﻿46.250°N 62.500°W﻿ / 46.250; -62.500

## External links

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* 2006 Community Profile: Kings County, Prince Edward Island; Statistics Canada Archived 2019-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

Places adjacent to Kings County, Prince Edward Island

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Kings County

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Subdivisions of Prince Edward Island

Counties|

* Kings
* Prince
* Queens

Subdivisions|

* Counties
* Parishes
* Townships
* Municipalities
* Population centres

Cities|

* Charlottetown
* Summerside

Towns|

* Alberton
* Borden-Carleton
* Cornwall
* Kensington
* North Rustico
* O'Leary
* Souris
* Stratford
* Three Rivers
* Tignish

Rural
municipalities|

* Abram-Village
* Alexandra
* Annandale-Little Pond-Howe Bay
* Bedeque and Area
* Belfast
* Brackley
* Breadalbane
* Central Kings
* Central Prince
* Clyde River
* Crapaud
* Darlington
* Eastern Kings
* Greenmount-Montrose
* Hampshire
* Hazelbrook
* Hunter River
* Kingston
* Kinkora
* Linkletter
* Lot 11 and Area
* Malpeque Bay
* Miltonvale Park
* Miminegash
* Miscouche
* Morell
* Mount Stewart
* Murray Harbour
* Murray River
* North Shore
* North Wiltshire
* Northport
* Sherbrooke
* Souris West
* St. Felix
* St. Louis
* St. Nicholas
* St. Peters Bay
* Tignish Shore
* Tyne Valley
* Union Road
* Victoria
* Warren Grove
* Wellington
* West River
* York

Resort
municipalities|

* Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico

Former
municipalities|

| Towns|

* Borden
* Georgetown
* Montague
* Parkdale

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Communities|

* Bedeque
* Bunbury
* Central Bedeque
* Cross Roads
* East Royalty
* Eliot River
* Hillsborough Park
* Keppoch-Kinlock
* North River
* Sherwood
* Southport
* St. Eleanors
* West Royalty
* Wilmot
* Winsloe
* Winsloe South

Rural municipalities|

* Afton
* Bonshaw
* Brudenell
* Cardigan
* Ellerslie-Bideford
* Grand Tracadie
* Lady Slipper
* Lorne Valley
* Lower Montague
* Meadowbank
* New Haven-Riverdale
* Pleasant Grove
* Valleyfield

Unincorporated
communities|

* Albany
* Augustine Cove
* Belmont
* Cape Traverse
* Cavendish
* Foxley River
* Freeland
* Grand River
* Hebron
* Knutsford
* Long River
* Mont-Carmel
* North Lake
* Rusticoville

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