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Souris, a town, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island, E. of Souris West. Its precise location is N 46°21', W 62°15'.
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| Municipal Government Information |
The Town was incorporated in 1910 and has a population of 1173.
| Telephone: | (902) 687-2157 |
| Facsimile: | (902) 687-4426 |
| Address: | PO Box 628, Souris, PE, C0A 2B0 |
| Meetings: | Second Monday of the month. Souris Town Hall 75 Main Street This information is subject to change. Please contact the municipality to confirm the meeting time and location. |
| Office Hours: | Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Email: | town@sourispei.com |
| Website: | http://www.sourispei.com/ |
| 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.
  | Souris 701 x 508 - 54K 500 x 362 - 59K |  | Ferry 500 x 367 - 44K 708 x 520 - 69K |
 | Harbour 500 x 342 - 44K 708 x 485 - 69K |  | Souris 701 x 508 - 41K 500 x 362 - 46K |
MORE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS... there are 12 aerial photographs of Souris 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. .
 | Johnny Ross Young Regional Services Centre Credit: 2000 Access PEI 500 x 334 - 38K 1024 x 685 - 108K |  | Souris Marina Credit: 2005 Katherine Davis 500 x 375 - 88K 1024 x 768 - 308K |
 | Souris Marina Credit: 2005 Katherine Davis 500 x 375 - 90K 1024 x 768 - 325K |  | Souris Marina Credit: 2005 Katherine Davis 360 x 480 - 33K 768 x 1024 - 385K |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of Souris |
Maps
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Driving Distances and Times
To find driving distances and times from other locations, consult the distance chart for Souris.
| Statistical Information |
The PEI Community Accounts has information about Souris. Community Accounts provides a comprensive source of community, regional, and provincial data on social, environmental and economic topics
Information courtesy of Community Accounts
Souris falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Souris. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Souris 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 Souris (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Souris (Town) was incorporated in 1910.Confirmed in Place Names of PEI, 1925 a nd 7 January 1947 on 11L/8.Changed to Souris (Souris East P.O.-B. de p.)(Town) 7 April 1949 on C. 4419.Name changed to Souris (Town) 8 December 1966 on 11L/ 8. "The reference is to mice, of which there were three plagues here between 1720 a nd 1738."- PN of PEI, 1925.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
