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  Prince Edward Island - Demographic History
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Websitehttp://www.gov.pe.ca/
Established 00, 0000
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Last ModifiedCampari_007 October 22, 2012 08:06am
DescriptionPrince Edward Island (PEI) is a Canadian province coextensive with the island of the same name. It is part of the Maritimes and is one of the Atlantic Provinces. It is the nation's smallest province in terms of land area. PEI joined Canada on July 1, 1873.

Known as the "Garden of the Gulf", the Island is located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence north of Nova Scotia and east of New Brunswick, with which it forms the Northumberland Strait.

The population of PEI, as of 2006, is 138,519. It is the smallest province in Canada and the fourth-smallest provincial/territorial jurisdiction.

The capital and largest city of PEI is Charlottetown, known as the Birthplace of Confederation because it played host to the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, which was the first meeting in the process leading to the eventual creation of Canada in 1867. Other major communities on the Island include Summerside, Stratford, Cornwall, Montague, Cavendish, Borden-Carleton, Tignish, and Kensington.

The current Premier of the province is Hon. Robert Ghiz, Liberal. The current Lieutenant Governor is Hon. H. Frank Lewis.

The island's namesake is Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), the father of Queen Victoria.

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INFORMATION
DatePopulation
May 10, 2021
Population
154,331 (100%)
May 10, 2016
Population
142,907 (100%)
May 10, 2011
Population
140,204 (100%)
May 10, 2006
Population
138,581 (100%)
May 10, 2001
Population
135,294 (100%)
May 10, 1996
Population
134,557 (100%)
May 10, 1991
Population
129,765 (100%)