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Burton, an unincorporated area, is located in Prince County in the western portion of Prince Edward Island, SW. of Alberton. Its precise location is N 46°46', W 64°20'.
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Community Photographs |
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. .
Kite flying in Burton, PEI. Credit: 2008 Alan Dalton. 375 x 484 - 16K 768 x 991 - 56K |
Visitors Guide Listings |
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The Geography of Burton |
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Statistical Information |
Burton falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 7. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 7 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 Burton (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Name suggested by the first postmaster, a Mr. Wright, to overcome the duplicate name Mount Pleasant. (Michael Dalt on, postmaster, 1906). Burton (Sett.) was adopted 3 December 1946 on 21I/16.Status changed to Locality 23 October 1989 on 203-8.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .