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Kensington, a town, is located in Prince County in the western portion of Prince Edward Island, NE. of Summerside. Its precise location is N 46°26', W 63°39'.
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| Municipal Government Information |
The Town was incorporated in 1914 and has a population of 1496.
| Telephone: | (902) 836-3781 |
| Facsimile: | (902) 836-3741 |
| Address: | PO Box 418, Kensington, PE, C0B 1M0 |
| Meetings: | Second Monday of month, 7:00 p.m. 55 Victoria Street, Kensington This information is subject to change. Please contact the municipality to confirm the meeting time and location. |
| Office Hours: | Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Email: | townmanager@townofkensington.com |
| Website: | http://www.kensington.ca |
| Community Photographs |
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. .
  | Kensington Family Medical Centre, office of Dr. Peter MacKean, et al. Credit: 2001 Brian Simpson 500 x 333 - 39K 1024 x 683 - 329K |  | Sunset Credit: 2009 Stella Hagen 500 x 375 - 19K 1024 x 768 - 68K |
 | Hay harvest Credit: 2009 Stella Hagen 500 x 375 - 45K 1024 x 768 - 178K |  | Getting ready for spring planting Credit: 2009 Stella Hagen 500 x 375 - 44K 1024 x 768 - 147K |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of Kensington |
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Driving Distances and Times
To find driving distances and times from other locations, consult the distance chart for Kensington.
| Statistical Information |
The PEI Community Accounts has information about Kensington. Community Accounts provides a comprensive source of community, regional, and provincial data on social, environmental and economic topics
Information courtesy of Community Accounts
Kensington falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 19. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 19 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 Kensington (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Kensington (Town) was incorporated in 1914.Confirmed in Place Names of PEI, 1925 and 2 August 1944 on 11L/5. The names list for the 1944 confirmation had Village by mistake, instead of Town. Name chosen at a community meeting in the early 1870s. Proposed by settlers of English extraction. -PN of PEI, 1925.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
