Kings County, Prince Edward Island

Kings County
County
Location of Kings County in Prince Edward Island.
Incorporated Towns & Municipalities	Three Rivers (town), Souris (town)
Parishes	St. Patrick's Parish, East Parish, St. George's Parish, St. Andrew's Parish
Townships and royalties	List Kings Royalty, Lot 38, Lot 39, Lot 40, Lot 41, Lot 42, Lot 43, Lot 44, Lot 45, Lot 46, Lot 47, Lot 51, Lot 52, Lot 53, Lot 54, Lot 55, Lot 56, Lot 59, Lot 61, Lot 63, Lot 64, Lot 66
Area
• Total	1,686.34 km2 (651.10 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	17,160
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Average Earnings per capita (2015)[1]	$35,947

Kings County (2016 population 17,160^[1]) is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.

It is the province's smallest, most rural and least-populated county. Kings County is also least dependent upon the agriculture industry compared with the other two counties, while being more heavily dependent on the fishery and forest industry. Comparatively large parts of the county are still forested and it hosts the province's largest sawmill. The only heavy industry, aside from forestry and industrial farming, is a small shipyard, although secondary manufacturing has been established in recent years.

The county was named by Capt. Samuel Holland in 1765 for King George III (1738–1820). As such, Kings County's shire town is Georgetown. The largest town is Three Rivers.

Communities[]

• Towns
  • Three Rivers
  • Souris
• Municipalities
  • Annandale-Little Pond-Howe Bay
  • Central Kings
  • Eastern Kings
  • Morell
  • Murray Harbour
  • Murray River
  • Souris West
  • St. Peters Bay
• Unincorporated
  • Fortune Bridge
  • Valleyfield
• Indian reserves

See also[]

• Royal eponyms in Canada

References[]

Coordinates: 46°15′N 62°30′W / 46.250°N 62.500°W / 46.250; -62.500

External links[]

• 2006 Community Profile: Kings County, Prince Edward Island; Statistics Canada