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Tignish, a village, 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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| Municipal Government Information |
The Municipality was incorporated in 1952 and has a population of 779.
| Telephone: | (902) 882-2600 |
| Facsimile: | (902) 882-2414 |
| Address: | PO Box 57, Tignish, PE, C0B 2B0 |
| Meetings: | Second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. 209 Phillip Street This information is subject to change. Please contact the municipality to confirm the meeting time and location. |
| Office Hours: | Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1 - 4 p.m. |
| Email: | karen@village.tignish.pe.ca |
| Website: | http://www.tignish.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.
  | Tignish Shore 499 x 358 - 52K 706 x 506 - 111K |  | Tignish 701 x 499 - 45K 500 x 355 - 55K |
 | Tignish 640 x 480 - 61K 500 x 375 - 73K |  | Tignish 640 x 480 - 44K 500 x 375 - 58K |
MORE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS... there are 5 aerial photographs of Tignish 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. .
 | Roman Catholic Church Credit: 2003 Nicole Pitre, St. Felix 500 x 375 - 111K 1024 x 768 - 387K |  | Fishing Boats Credit: 2004 Paulette Holmes, Dallas, Texas, USA 500 x 333 - 45K 1024 x 683 - 129K |
 | A true PEI treat for nine. Credit: 2009 Mike and Bev Holman 500 x 375 - 128K 1024 x 768 - 418K |  | Tignish Post Office Credit: 2010 Brian Simpson, Province of PEI 375 x 375 - 125K 768 x 768 - 401K |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of Tignish |
Maps
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Driving Distances and Times
To find driving distances and times from other locations, consult the distance chart for Tignish.
| Statistical Information |
The PEI Community Accounts has information about Tignish. Community Accounts provides a comprensive source of community, regional, and provincial data on social, environmental and economic topics
Information courtesy of Community Accounts
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 (Village) was incorporated in 1952.Status changed to Community in 1983 by the Communities Act. Contains the Localities of Tignish and Tignish Corner.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
