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Cardigan, a village, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island, N. of Brudenell. Its precise location is N 46°14', W 62°37'.
This page is a comprehensive index of all of the information on our website related to Cardigan. You can also search for information on other communities.
| Municipal Government Information |
The Municipality was incorporated in 1954 and has a population of 332.
| Telephone: | (902) 583-2198 |
| Facsimile: | (902) 583-3198 |
| Address: | PO Box 40, Cardigan, PE, C0A 1G0 |
| Meetings: | Second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. This information is subject to change. Please contact the municipality to confirm the meeting time and location. |
| Office Hours: | Tuesday - Thursday - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Email: | villageofcardigan@gmail.com |
| Aerial Photographs |
Aerial photography courtesy of AirScapes. All aerial photographs are available for sale, as prints or slides; please contact AirScapes for details. You can also see a complete list of aerial photographs of the Island.
  | Cardigan 500 x 365 - 46K 700 x 511 - 110K |
| Community Photographs |
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. .
 | Cardigan River Inn Credit: 2001 Tim Canty 500 x 331 - 48K 1024 x 678 - 147K |  | Smallest library in Canada Credit: 2009 Bev Holman 648 x 486 - 75K 1152 x 864 - 174K |
 | Roseneath Bed and Breakfast Credit: 2009 Brenda Dewar 438 x 274 - 48K 1024 x 641 - 446K |  | Cardigan Consolidated School Credit: 2007 Province of Prince Edward Island 640 x 428 - 233K 1024 x 685 - 620K |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of Cardigan |
Maps
You can use our interactive maps to
display maps of Cardigan and area.
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| Statistical Information |
The PEI Community Accounts has information about Cardigan. Community Accounts provides a comprensive source of community, regional, and provincial data on social, environmental and economic topics
Information courtesy of Community Accounts
Cardigan falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Cardigan. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Cardigan 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 Cardigan (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Cardigan (Village) was adopted 25 April 1946 on 11L/2.Incorporated as a Village in 1954.Status changed to Community by the Municipalities Act in 1983. Contains the Locality of Cardigan.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
