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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 500 x 342 - 42K 708 x 485 - 59K | MacLure's Pond 500 x 367 - 51K 708 x 520 - 73K | ||
| MacLures Pond 500 x 367 - 43K 708 x 520 - 64K | 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 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 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 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 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.
| 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.
| 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:
| 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.



This information has been taken from www.gov.pe.ca