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Prince Edward Island: PlaceFinder Murray River, Prince Edward Island

Murray River, a village, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island, E. of Belfast. Its precise location is 46'01"N, 62'37"W.

This page is a comprehensive index of all of the information on our website related to Murray River. You can also search for information on other communities.

Municipal Government Information

The Municipality was incorporated in 1955 and has a population of 430.

Telephone: (902) 962-2820
Facsimile: (902) 962-3671
Address: PO Box 266, Murray River, PE, C0A 1W0
Meetings: Second Tuesday of the month.
Office Hours: No fixed hours.
Email: mrvillage@isnhighspeed.ca
Website: http://www.murrayrivercomm.pe.ca

Aerial Photographs

Aerial photography courtesy of AirScapes. All aerial photographs are available for sale, as prints or slides; please contact AirScapes for details. You can also see a complete list of aerial photographs of the Island.

Harbour

Harbour
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708 x 485 - 59K
MacLure's Pond

MacLure's Pond
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708 x 520 - 73K
MacLures Pond

MacLures Pond
500 x 367 - 43K
708 x 520 - 64K
Murray River

Murray River
701 x 508 - 55K
500 x 362 - 61K

MORE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS... there are 7 aerial photographs of Murray River in our Aerial Photo Gallery.

Community Photographs

Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. We are constantly adding to our collection, and welcome your suggestions.

Marina

Marina
Credit: (C) 1999 Province of PEI
500 x 329 - 28K
640 x 422 - 38K
800 x 528 - 57K
1024 x 675 - 93K
1901 x 1254 - 308K
Northumberland Arena

Northumberland Arena
Credit: (C) 1999 Province of PEI
500 x 317 - 23K
640 x 406 - 34K
800 x 507 - 55K
1024 x 649 - 92K
1869 x 1185 - 320K
Murray River

Murray River
Credit: (C) 1999 Province of PEI
500 x 333 - 20K
640 x 427 - 29K
800 x 534 - 44K
1024 x 683 - 69K
1900 x 1267 - 169K
Murray River

Murray River
Credit: (C) 1999 Province of PEI
500 x 331 - 13K
640 x 424 - 19K
800 x 530 - 28K
1024 x 679 - 45K
1900 x 1259 - 118K

MORE COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHS... there are 10 community photographs of Murray River in our Photo Gallery. You can send us your own photos for inclusion here.

Business Directory

Our Business Directory, a comprehensive database of Prince Edward Island businesses and organizations, lists 53 businesses in Murray River.

InfoPEI Listings

InfoPEI is a useful compendium of facts, addresses, pointers to businesses, governments and organizations and other reference information. To see InfoPEI information on Murray River, select a category and click GO.

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Visitors Guide Listings

Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual. To see information on facilities in Murray River, select a category and click GO.

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The Geography of Murray River

Maps

You can use our interactive maps to display maps of Murray River and area. Click on any of the links below:

2 km around | 4 km around | 8 km around

Real Estate for Sale

The following residential and commercial real estate and vacant land is currently listed in the Prince Edward Island MLS system, operated independently by the PEI Real Estate Association. Select any property and click More Information to see the listing from the MLS website, provided by the realtor. For more real estate information, see our interactive real estate map for Murray River.

Please note that while the Government of Prince Edward Island and the PEI Real Estate Association have used their best efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of this information, it is provided as a general reference only. The Government of Prince Edward Island and the PEI Real Estate Association assume no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of the information generated.

Census Information

Murray River falls inside the Statistics Canada census subdivision of Murray River. We have detailed statistical information available for the Murray River 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 Murray River (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):

Murray River (Sett.) was adopted in Place Names of PEI, 1925. Confirmed 25 April 1946 on 11L/2, 8 November 1948 on C.4404 and 7 July 1949 on C.4420.Incorporated as a Village in 1955.Status changed to Community by the Municipalities Act in 1983.

Information courtesy Geomatics Canada.

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