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46°25′01″N 62°34′52″W / 46.417°N 62.581°W / 46.417; -62.581
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St. Peters Bay
Community
Municipality of St. Peters Bay
St. Peters Bay is located in Prince Edward Island
St. Peters Bay
St. Peters Bay in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°25′01″N 62°34′52″W / 46.417°N 62.581°W / 46.417; -62.581
CountryCanada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Kings County
Incorporated [1]1953
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total253
Time zone AST
 • Summer ( DST) ADT
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange961

St. Peters Bay is a municipality that holds community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada. [2] It was incorporated in 1953. [1] St. Peters Bay is well known for its annual Blueberry Festival and Parade, which draws in tourists and locals alike.

Demographics

Federal census population history of St. Peters Bay
Year Pop. ±%
1956308—    
1961321+4.2%
1966289−10.0%
1971370+28.0%
1976322−13.0%
1981335+4.0%
1986265−20.9%
1991284+7.2%
1996283−0.4%
2001267−5.7%
2006248−7.1%
2011253+2.0%
2016237−6.3%
2021231−2.5%
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, St. Peters Bay had a population of 231 living in 111 of its 130 total private dwellings, a change of -2.5% from its 2016 population of 237. With a land area of 4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 52.0/km2 (134.7/sq mi) in 2021. [14]

Attractions

  • Confederation Trail
  • St. Peter's Courthouse Theatre
  • St. Peters Landing, shops that opened in 2005 after a major dredging and restructuring project surrounding the bay and the bridge

Infrastructure

The community is served mainly by Prince Edward Island Route 2 and Prince Edward Island Route 16 with other areas of the province.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Municipality of St. Peters Bay". Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  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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