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Gaspereaux, an unincorporated area, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island, NE. of Murray River. Its precise location is N 46°06', W 62°28'.
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Community Photographs |
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Gaspereaux Wharf Credit: 2007 Judy Smith (pjandb@comcast.net) 500 x 375 - 129K 1024 x 768 - 402K |
Visitors Guide Listings |
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The Geography of Gaspereaux |
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Statistical Information |
Gaspereaux falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 63. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 63 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 Gaspereaux (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Gaspereaux (Sett.) was adopted in Place Names of PEI, 1925. Confirmed 25 April 1 946 on 11L/2.Status changed to Locality 23 October 1989 on 203-8. Named after the fish caught here - gasepereau in french, alewife in English - PN of PEI, 1925.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .