Meadowbank, previously Meadow Bank, is a former rural municipality in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island within Queens County.[3]
Meadowbank
Meadow Bank | |
|---|---|
Former rural municipality | |
| Rural Municipality of Meadowbank | |
  Meadowbank in Prince Edward Island | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′00″N 63°13′55″W / 46.200°N 63.232°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Prince Edward Island |
| County | Queens County |
| Incorporated (community)[1] | December 31, 1974 |
| Incorporated (rural municipality)[2] | January 1, 2018 |
| Amalgamated[2] | September 1, 2020 |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 338 |
| Time zone | AST |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 675 |
History
editThe Municipality of Meadow Bank was originally incorporated on December 31, 1974.[1] It incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 2018.[2] On September 1, 2020, the Rural Municipality of Meadowbank amalgamated with the rural municipalities of Afton, Bonshaw, New Haven-Riverdale, and West River.[2] The amalgamated municipality was named the Rural Municipality of West River.[4]
Geography
editThe locality of Meadow Bank is within Meadowbank.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "PlaceFinder: Meadow Bank, Prince Edward Island". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status and Names: From January 2nd, 2016 to January 1st, 2021" (PDF). Statistics Canada. November 17, 2021. pp. 24–25. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Municipal Councils and Contact Information" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island. January 27, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
- ^ Kerry Campbell (August 17, 2020). "P.E.I. cabinet approves West River amalgamation". CBC News. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. September 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1992. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. August 20, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. July 25, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
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