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Bangor, an unincorporated area, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island, E. of Mount Stewart. Its precise location is N 46°22', W 62°41'.
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| The Geography of Bangor |
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Driving Distances and Times
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| Statistical Information |
Bangor falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 40. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 40 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 Bangor (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Bangor (Sett.) was adopted in Place Names of PEI, 1925.Confirmed 3 December 1946 on 11L/7.Status changed to Locality in 1960 Gazetteer.Confirmed as a Locality 23 October 1989 on 203-8. The name was chosen from a gazetteer at a public meeting about 1879. - PN of PEI, 1925. The name was taken from an old English Dictionary at a public meeting, to select a name.Formerly called Indian Town Road.(Postmaster, 1905).
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
