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Bay Fortune, an unincorporated area, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island, SW. of Souris. Its precise location is N 46°20', W 62°22'.
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The Inn at Bay Fortune 500 x 367 - 47K 708 x 520 - 71K | The Inn at Bay Fortune 500 x 342 - 47K 708 x 485 - 75K | ||
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The Geography of Bay Fortune |
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Statistical Information |
Bay Fortune falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 43. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 43 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 Bay Fortune (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Bay Fortune (Sett.) was adopted 7 January 1947 on 11L/8.Status changed to Locality in 1960 Gazetteer.Confirmed as Fortune Bay (NOT Bay Fortune)(Loc.) 30 November 1966 on 11L/8.Changed to Bay Fortune (NOT Fortune Bay)(Loc.) 14 January 1972.Confirmed 23 October 1989 on 203-8.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .