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West River, a village, is located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, SW. of Charlottetown. Its precise location is N 46°10', W 63°18'.
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| Municipal Government Information |
The Municipality was incorporated in 1974 and has a population of 741.
| Telephone: | (902) (902) 393-3840 |
| Facsimile: | (902) (902) 367-1147 |
| Address: | 1144 St. Catherines Road, St. Catherines,PE C0A 1H1, PE, C1B 0L6 |
| Meetings: | At the call of the chairperson. |
| Office Hours: | No fixed hours. |
| Email: | billgrant301@gmail.com |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of West River |
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| Statistical Information |
West River falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 65. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 65 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 West River (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
West River (Comm.) was incorporated in 1974.Composed of the Localities of Canoe Cove, Long Creek, New Argyle, and St. Catherines.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
