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North Rustico, a village, is located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, NE. of Hunter River. Its precise location is N 46°27', W 63°19'.
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| Municipal Government Information |
The Town was incorporated in 2013 and has a population of 583.
| Telephone: | (902) 963-3211 |
| Facsimile: | (902) 963-3321 |
| Address: | PO Box 38, North Rustico, PE, C0A 1X0 |
| Meetings: | Regular Council meetings on the last Monday of the month at 7pm. This information is subject to change. Please contact the municipality to confirm the meeting time and location. The municipality of North Rustico was incorporated in 1954. |
| Office Hours: | Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; and Friday: 8:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m. |
| Email: | northrustico@pei.aibn.com |
| Website: | http://www.northrustico.com |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
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| The Geography of North Rustico |
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| Statistical Information |
The PEI Community Accounts has information about North Rustico. Community Accounts provides a comprensive source of community, regional, and provincial data on social, environmental and economic topics
Information courtesy of Community Accounts
North Rustico falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 24. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 24 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 North Rustico (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
North Rustico (NOT Grand Rustico)(Village and Lightstation) was adopted 7 Decemb er 1912 on OBF 0142.Confirmed in Place Names of PEI, 1925 and 12 December 1939 on 11L/6 as a Settlement. Incorporated as a Village in 1954.Status changed to Community by the Municipalities Act in 1983. 'Rustico' is thought to be a corruption of the surname of Rene Rassicot (or Raci cot).(PN of PEI, 1925 and 18th Report, 1924)
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
