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Tignish, an unincorporated area, is located in Prince County in the western portion of Prince Edward Island, N. of St. Felix. Its precise location is N 46°57', W 64°02'.
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| Community Photographs |
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. .
  | Dalvay by the Sea Credit: 2002 Mary Payne, Annapolis, Mayland, USA 500 x 335 - 24K 1024 x 686 - 122K |  | Dalvay by the Sea Credit: 2002 Mary Payne, Annapolis, Mayland, USA 500 x 335 - 24K 1024 x 686 - 123K |
 | A Farmhouse at Cape Tryon Credit: (c) 2003 Nancy Starno 650 x 410 - 88K 1024 x 646 - 156K |  | Tignish Point Harbour Credit: 2004 Paulette Holmes - Mansfield, TX, USA 500 x 333 - 40K 1024 x 683 - 89K |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
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| The Geography of Tignish |
Maps
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| Statistical Information |
Tignish falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Tignish. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Tignish 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 Tignish (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Tignish (Sett., P.O.) was adopted in Place Names of PEI, 1925.Status changed t o Town 3 December 1946 on 21I/16.Status changed to Village in 1960 Gazetteer. Status changed to Locality when Tignish became part of the Community of Tignish in 1983.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
