Murray River, Prince Edward Island

Murray River is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada.^[2] It is located in Kings County.

Murray River
Rural municipality
Murray River in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46.017°N 62.616°W / 46.017; -62.616
Country	Canada
Province	Prince Edward Island
County	Kings County
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	337
Time zone	AST
• Summer (DST)	ADT
Area code	902
Telephone Exchange	741 962

Located in the southeast corner of the province, Murray River is bisected by a river of the same name. The community is located at the end of navigation on the river and hosts a small wharf for fishing and recreational vessel.

Demographics

Federal census population history of Murray River

Year	Pop.	±%
1956	450	—
1961	504	+12.0%
1966	522	+3.6%
1971	478	−8.4%
1976	463	−3.1%
1981	439	−5.2%
1986	476	+8.4%
1991	485	+1.9%
1996	420	−13.4%
2001	435	+3.6%
2006	430	−1.1%
2011	334	−22.3%
2016	304	−9.0%
2021	337	+10.9%
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, Murray River had a population of 337 living in 156 of its 182 total private dwellings, a change of 10.9% from its 2016 population of 304. With a land area of 1.54 km² (0.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 218.8/km² (566.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[14]

Notable people

• Lorne Bonnell, former senator
• Brad Richards, former NHL player
• Brandon Gormley, professional ice hockey player