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Alberton, a town, is located in Prince County in the western portion of Prince Edward Island, SW. of Tignish. Its precise location is N 46°49', W 64°04'.
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Municipal Government Information |
The Town was incorporated in 1913 and has a population of 1135.
Telephone: | (902) 853-2720 |
Facsimile: | (902) 853-2314 |
Address: | PO Box 153, Alberton, PE, C0B 1B0 |
Meetings: | Second Monday of month at 7:00 p.m. Alberton Town Hall 10 Railway 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. (Summer Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) |
Email: | info@townofalberton.ca |
Website: | http://www.townofalberton.ca |
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.
Kildare Point 500 x 342 - 29K 708 x 485 - 39K |
Community Photographs |
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. .
Community of Alberton Credit: 2010 Naomi Jeffery 640 x 480 - 55K 1024 x 768 - 116K | Stone Station playground Credit: 2010 Naomi Jeffery 640 x 480 - 75K 1024 x 768 - 156K | ||
Stone Station playground Credit: 2010 Naomi Jeffery 640 x 480 - 60K 1024 x 768 - 131K | Community of Alberton Credit: 2010 Naomi Jeffery 640 x 480 - 81K 1024 x 768 - 175K | ||
Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
The Geography of Alberton |
Maps
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Driving Distances and Times
To find driving distances and times from other locations, consult the distance chart for Alberton.
Statistical Information |
The PEI Community Accounts has information about Alberton. Community Accounts provides a comprensive source of community, regional, and provincial data on social, environmental and economic topics
Information courtesy of Community Accounts
Alberton falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Alberton. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Alberton 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 Alberton (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Called after Prince Albert. The name was proposed by the Honorable Benjamin Roge rs of Cascumpec shortly after the commencement of the building of the Prince Edw ard Island Railway. (Herbert Clark, Assistant Postmaster, 1905).See also PN of PEI, 1925. Alberton (Town) was incorporated in 1913.Confirmed in Place Names of PEI, 1925 and 3 December 1946 on 21I/16.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .