List of towns in Prince Edward Island

A town is an incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.

Prince Edward Island has ten towns,^[1] which had a cumulative population of 32,632 and an average population of 3,263 in the 2021 Census.^[2] The province's largest and smallest towns are Stratford and North Rustico with populations of 10,927 and 648 respectively.^[2] The province's newest town is Three Rivers, which was incorporated on September 28, 2018.^[3]

Governance

Pursuant to Prince Edward Island's Municipal Government Act (MGA), each town elects a mayor and six councillors, unless an increase is enacted by municipal bylaw.^[4] For the 2018–2022 term, nine of the ten towns have a council of seven, while Three Rivers has a council of thirteen, which results in a total of 92 elected officials governing towns in Prince Edward Island.^[5] The last municipal election was November 5, 2018.^[6] The next is scheduled for November 7, 2022.^[6]

List

List of towns in Prince Edward Island

Name	County	Incorporation year[7]	Council size[5]	2021 Census of Population
				Population (2021)[2][8]	Population (2016)[2][9]	Change	Land area (km2)[2][8]	Population density (ppl/km²)[2]
Alberton	Prince	1913	7	1,301	1,145	+13.6%	4.70	276.8
Borden-Carleton	Prince	1995[a]	7	788	724	+8.8%	12.94	60.9
Cornwall	Queens	1995	7	6,574	5,348	+22.9%	28.21	233.0
Kensington	Prince	1914	7	1,812	1,619	+11.9%	3.17	571.6
North Rustico	Queens	1954[b]	7	648	617	+5.0%	2.64	245.5
O'Leary	Prince	1951[c]	7	876	815	+7.5%	1.83	478.7
Souris	Kings	1910	7	1,079	1,053	+2.5%	3.61	298.9
Stratford	Queens	1995	7	10,927	9,711	+12.5%	22.67	482.0
Three Rivers[3]	Kings	2018	9	7,883	7,169	+10.0%	431.47	16.6
Tignish[13]	Prince	1952[d]	7	744	719	+3.5%	5.87	126.7
Total towns	–	–	72	32,632	28,920	+12.8%	517.11	63.1

Former towns

Aerial view of Montague

Former towns in Prince Edward Island include:

• Borden, which was part of the amalgamation that created Borden-Carleton on April 12, 1995;^[14]
• Georgetown, which was part of the amalgamation that formed the Town of Three Rivers on September 28, 2018;^[15]
• Montague, which was also part of the amalgamation that formed the Town of Three Rivers on September 28, 2018;^[15] and
• Parkdale, which amalgamated with the City of Charlottetown on April 1, 1995.^[16]

See also

• List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island

Notes

1. Borden-Carlton, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on July 31, 2012.^[10]
2. North Rustico, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on November 16, 2013.^[11]
3. O'Leary, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on March 11, 2014.^[12]
4. Tignish, which previously held community status, incorporated as a town on April 1, 2017.^[13]