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Cavendish, an unincorporated area, is located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, NW. of North Rustico. Its precise location is N 46°29', W 63°23'.
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| Municipal Government Information |
The Municipality was incorporated in 1990 and has a population of 266.
| Telephone: | (902) 963-2698 |
| Facsimile: | (902) 963-2932 |
| Address: | RR 2, Hunter River, PE, C0A 1N0 |
| Meetings: | Third Monday on 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: | Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Email: | resort@pei.aibn.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.
  | Anne of Green Gables House 701 x 499 - 64K 500 x 355 - 68K |  | Cavendish Beach 500 x 342 - 38K 708 x 485 - 55K |
 | Cavendish Beach 500 x 367 - 48K 708 x 520 - 75K |  | The Pier Restaurant 710 x 506 - 44K 500 x 356 - 49K |
MORE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS... there are 10 aerial photographs of Cavendish in our Aerial Photo Gallery.
| Community Photographs |
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. We are constantly adding to our collection, and welcome your suggestions.
 | Cavendish Beach Credit: 2004 Donna S. Poindexter, Waynesboro, VA, USA 325 x 500 - 71K 666 x 1024 - 204K |  | Green Gables House Credit: 2005 Jody Doucette, North Rustico 640 x 483 - 112K 1024 x 773 - 224K |
 | Cavendish Credit: 2005 Jean-Philippe Rousseau, Quebec 576 x 768 - 75K 960 x 1280 - 596K |  | Cavendish Credit: 2005 Jean-Philippe Rousseau, Quebec 576 x 768 - 112K 960 x 1280 - 521K |
| Business Directory |
Our Business Directory, a comprehensive database of Prince Edward Island businesses and organizations, lists 92 businesses in Cavendish.
| InfoPEI Listings |
InfoPEI is a useful compendium of facts, addresses, pointers to businesses, governments and organizations and other reference information. To see InfoPEI information on Cavendish, select a category and click GO.
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of Cavendish |
Maps
You can use our interactive maps to
display maps of Cavendish and area.
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Driving Distances and Times
To find driving distances and times from other locations, consult the distance chart for Cavendish.
| Real Estate for Sale |
The following residential and commercial real estate and vacant land is currently listed in the Prince Edward Island MLS system, operated independently by the PEI Real Estate Association. Select any property and click More Information to see the listing from the MLS website, provided by the realtor. For more real estate information, see our interactive real estate map for Cavendish.
Please note that while the Government of Prince Edward Island and the PEI Real Estate Association have used their best efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of this information, it is provided as a general reference only. The Government of Prince Edward Island and the PEI Real Estate Association assume no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of the information generated.
| Statistical Information |
Cavendish falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Resort Municipality. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Resort Municipality 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 Cavendish (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Cavendish (Sett.) was adopted in Place Names of PEI, 1925. Confirmed 12 December 1939 on 11L/6.Name changed to Cavendish (Green Gables P.O.) (Sett.) 2 April 1 953 on 11L/6.Status changed to Locality 23 October 1989 on 203-8. William Winter, an ex-army officer, named his residence in honour of his patron, one of the Cavendishes, probably Field Marshal Lord Frederick Cavendish, colone l of the 34th Foot. (Place Names of PEI, 1925.)
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
