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St. Nicholas, an unincorporated area, is located in Prince County in the western portion of Prince Edward Island, W. of Summerside. Its precise location is N 46°25', W 63°56'.
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St. Nicholas falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 17. They have detailed statistical information available
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History of the Name |
The official history of the geographic name St. Nicholas (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
St. Nicholas (Sett.) was adopted in Place Names of PEI, 1925.Confirmed 2 Augus t 1944 on 11L/5 at 46 26 - 63 57.Status changed to Station in 1960 Gazetteer. Application altered to 46 25 - 63 57 and status changed to Settlement 24 Novemb er 1966 on 11L/5.Status changed to Locality 23 October 1989 on file 203-8 (now SM7915-30/2).St. Nicholas (Locality) became part of the Community of St. Nich olas in 1991.Confirmed 17 June 1996 on 11L/5.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .