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Prince Edward Island: PlaceFinder Alexandra, Prince Edward Island

Alexandra, an unincorporated area, is located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, SE. of Charlottetown. Its precise location is N 46°12', W 63°02'.

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The Geography of Alexandra

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Statistical Information

Alexandra falls inside the Statistics Canada census subdivision of Lot 49. They have detailed statistical information available for the Lot 49 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 Alexandra (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):

Alexandra (NOT Alexandria) (Sett.) was adopted in Place Names of PEI, 1925.Ap plication altered 26 January 1972 on 11L/3 from 46 12 - 63 01 to 46 12 - 63 02. Status changed to Locality in 1972 when it became part of the Community of Alex andra. Probably named after Alexandra, Princess of Wales in 1880 the year Meacham's atl as was published.In 1925, she was Queen Dowager of England.

Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .

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