Three Rivers, Prince Edward Island

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Three Rivers
Town
Town of Three Rivers
Three Rivers
Three Rivers
Three Rivers, Prince Edward Island is located in Prince Edward Island
Three Rivers, Prince Edward Island
Location of Three Rivers in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°11′53″N 62°37′16″W / 46.198°N 62.621°W / 46.198; -62.621Coordinates: 46°11′53″N 62°37′16″W / 46.198°N 62.621°W / 46.198; -62.621
CountryCanada
ProvincePrince Edward Island
CountyKings County
Government
 • TypeTown council
Highest elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)902
WebsiteOfficial website

Three Rivers is a town within Kings County in Prince Edward Island that was incorporated on September 28, 2018 through an amalgamation of seven municipalities and adjacent unincorporated areas. The municipalities that were amalgamated included two towns – Georgetown and Montague – and five rural municipalities – Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, and Valleyfield.[1]

Demographics[]

The sum of the population of the portion of the Town of Three Rivers within the seven former municipalities was 4,519 in Canada's 2016 census, which is down from 4,707 in the 2011 census.[2][3]

Name Former
municipal
status[4][3] 		Original
incorporation
year[5] 		2016 Census of Population
Population
(2016)[2][3] 		Population
(2011)[2][6] 		Change Land area
(km²)[2][6] 		Population
density[2]
Brudenell Rural municipality 1973 371 362 +2.5% 20.4 18.2/km2
Cardigan Rural municipality 1954 269 332 −19.0% 5.12 52.5/km2
Georgetown Town 1912 555 675 −17.8% 1.59 349.1/km2
Lorne Valley Rural municipality 1978 95 106 −10.4% 17.7 5.4/km2
Lower Montague Rural municipality 1974 598 665 −10.1% 21.8 27.4/km2
Montague Town 1917 1,961 1,895 +3.5% 3.16 620.6/km2
Valleyfield Rural municipality 1974 670 672 −0.3% 78.6 8.5/km2
Total former municipalities – – 4,519 4,707 −4.0% 148.37 30.5/km2

Government[]

The Town of Three Rivers was governed by an interim council comprising an interim mayor (Merrill Scott) and ten interim councillors. Seven of these interim councillors were the former mayors of the two towns and the five rural municipalities, while the three others were provincially-appointed representatives of the previously unincorporated areas.[1] The first election for a mayor and twelve councillors was held on November 5, 2018,[1] resulting in Edward MacAulay being selected as mayor and Jane King, Alan Munro, Gerard Holland, Ronald Nicholson, Cameron MacLean, David McGrath, Cindy MacLean, Cody Jenkins, Isaac MacIntyre, Debra Johnston, John MacFarlane, Wayne Spin as council members.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "EC2018–586: Municipal Government Act Town of Three Rivers Establishment" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island Executive Council. September 25, 2018. pp. 323–327. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "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 11, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Prince Edward Island Municipal Boundaries" (PDF). Prince Edward Island Communities, Land and Environment. December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Existing Municipalities and New Municipalities – Municipal Government Act". Government of Prince Edward Island. January 6, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning". Department of Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Prince Edward Island Municipal Boundaries" (PDF). Prince Edward Island Communities, Land and Environment. January 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

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