West River | |
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Rural Municipality of West River | |
Coordinates: 46°10′01″N 63°18′00″W / 46.167°N 63.300°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Prince Edward Island |
County | Queens County |
Incorporated (community) [1] | 1974 |
Incorporated ( rural municipality) [2] | January 1, 2018 |
Amalgamated [2] | September 1, 2020 |
Population (2011)
[1] | |
• Total | 741 |
Time zone | AST |
• Summer ( DST) | ADT |
Area code | 902 |
Telephone Exchange | 675 |
West River is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island within Queens County.
The Municipality of West River was originally incorporated in 1974. [1] It incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 2018. [2] On September 1, 2020, the Rural Municipality of West River amalgamated with the rural municipalities of Afton, Bonshaw, Meadowbank, and New Haven-Riverdale. [2] The amalgamated municipality was named the Rural Municipality of West River. [3]
Prior to the amalgamation, localities within West River included Canoe Cove, Long Creek, New Argyle, and St. Catherines. [1]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2016 | 3,110 | — |
2021 | 3,473 | +11.7% |
Source: Statistics Canada [4] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West River had a population of 3,473 living in 1,351 of its 1,774 total private dwellings, a change of 11.7% from its 2016 population of 3,110. With a land area of 121.62 km2 (46.96 sq mi), it had a population density of 28.6/km2 (74.0/sq mi) in 2021. [4]