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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 280.
| Telephone: | (902) 963-2698 |
| Facsimile: | (902) 963-2932 |
| Address: | 7591 Cawnpore Lane, R.R. #2, Hunter River, PE, C0A 1N0, PE, C0A 1N0 |
| Meetings: | Third 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: | 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. .
 | 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 |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of Cavendish |
Maps
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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.
| 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 .
