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Covehead, an incorporated area under the community of n.shore, is located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, N. of Charlottetown. Its precise location is N 46°23', W 63°07'.
This page is a comprehensive index of all of the information on our website related to Covehead. You can also search for information on other communities.
| Community Photographs |
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. .
  | Beach Credit: 2004 Robbie King 500 x 375 - 153K 1024 x 768 - 604K |  | Barachois in front of Covehead lighthouse Credit: 2012 Judy Profitt 478 x 640 - 76K 765 x 1024 - 140K |
 | Lobster trap- Covehead Credit: 2012 Steve Dignan 1024 x 683 - 339K |  | Covehead Lighthouse Credit: 2012 Steve Dignan 1024 x 576 - 262K |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of Covehead |
Maps
You can use our interactive maps to
display maps of Covehead and area.
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| Statistical Information |
Covehead falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 34. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 34 census subdivision for the following categories:
Education,Ethnicity,Family,Income,Labour Force,Population, and Shelter.
Information courtesy Statistics Canada.
| History of the Name |
The official history of the geographic name Covehead (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Covehead (Sett.) was adopted in Place Names of PEI, 1925.Confirmed 12 December 1939 on 11L/6.Status changed to Locality when Covehead became part of the Community of North Shore in 1974. 'The name seems to have been applied first to describe a settlement at the "head of the cove" or bay.' - PN of PEI, 1925.Covehead (P.O.) operated from 1851 to 1883.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
