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French River, an unincorporated area, is located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, NE. of Kensington. Its precise location is N 46°31', W 63°31'.
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| The Geography of French River |
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| Statistical Information |
French River falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 21. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 21 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 French River (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
French River (Ham.) was adopted 2 August 1944 on 11L/12.Status changed to Locality 23 October 1989 on 203-8. Named so because it was a former French settlement. (Postmaster 1902)
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
