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Winsloe, an unincorporated area, is located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, NW. of Highfield. Its precise location is N 46°17', W 63°10'.
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| Statistical Information |
Winsloe falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Charlottetown. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Charlottetown 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 Winsloe (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Winsloe (Sett., P.O.) was adopted in Place Names of PEI, 1925.Confirmed as a S ettlement 12 December 1939 on 11L/6.Status changed to Locality when Winsloe be came part of the Community of Winsloe in 1971.Winsloe (Locality) became part o f Charlottetown on 1 April 1995. Confirmed 17 June 1996 on 11 L/6. Named for John Hodges Winsloe, an owner of land in mid-1800s - Geographical Name s of PEI, 1973.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
