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Bear River, an unincorporated area, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island, NW. of Souris. Its precise location is N 46°24', W 62°21'.
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| The Geography of Bear River |
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| Statistical Information |
Bear River falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 44. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 44 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 Bear River (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Named after a bear that attacked a man by the name of Captain Roderick MacDonald about 80 years ago. The Captain and the bear fought for 4 hours, after which th e captain killed it with his bare fist. The bear weighed 600 lbs. (Lawrence McDo nald, Postmaster, 1905). Bear River (Sett.) was adopted in Place Names of PEI, 1925. Confirmed 7 January 1947 on 11L/8.Status changed to Locality 23 October 1989 on 203-8.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
