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| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | Prince Edward Island | ||
| County | Queens County | ||
| Founded | 1764 | ||
| City | April 17, 1855 | ||
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| - City Mayor | Clifford J. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P There are three counties in Prince Edward Island, shown with their Shire towns Kings County Prince Edward Island -- Georgetown Queens County is located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Lee | ||
| - Governing body | Charlottetown City Council | ||
| - MPs | Shawn Murphy | ||
| - MLAs | Robert Mitchell Douglas Currie Richard Brown Robert Ghiz Kathleen Casey Forrest Dumville Francis Watts |
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| - City | 44. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and For the American football player see Shawn Murphy (American football; see also people named Shaun Murphy. The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is one of two parts of the General Assembly, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor. Robert Mitchell is a Canadian politician Mitchell was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election Douglas W Currie is a Canadian politician He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. Richard Brown is a Canadian politician He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. Robert WJ Ghiz MLA (born January 21, 1974, in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island) is the Premier of Prince Kathleen Casey is a Canadian politician A native of New Waterford Nova Scotia, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island Stanley Forrest (Bush Dumville (born January 6, 1945 in Summerside Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian politician Francis "Buck" Watts is a Canadian politician He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 33 km² (17. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 823. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 39 km² (317. 9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | Sea Level to 49 m (0 to 161 ft) | ||
| Population (2006)[1] | |||
| - City | 32,174 | ||
| - Density | 725. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. Sea level can refer to Sea level, average height of the ocean Sea Level (band, 1970s musical group The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (1,879. 8/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 58,625 | ||
| - Metro Density | 80. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central 5/km² (208. 5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Atlantic (AST) (UTC-4) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | ||
| Postal code | C1A - E | ||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||
| NTS Map | 011L03 | ||
| GNBC Code | BAARG | ||
| Website: Charlotteown | |||
Charlottetown (IPA: /ˈʃɑrlɪtaʊn/) (2006 population: 32,174[2]) is a Canadian city and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, making it the seat of the provincial Crown. The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST is a geographical region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from either Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−3 Single zone countries without DST Suriname Single zone countries with DST Prince Edward Island - 7 FSAs A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 902 is the Telephone Area code in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, encompassing the whole The National Topographic System or NTS (Système national de référence cartographique is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general Geographical Names Board of Canada is a national committee of the Canadian Government Department of National Resources which authorizes the names used on official Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P In strict legal language, the term seat defines the seat of a Corporation or organisation as a legal entity, indicating where the Headquarters The Monarchy in Prince Edward Island is the Constitutional system of government in which a hereditary Monarch is the sovereign and Head of state Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885. It is also the county seat of Queens County. Queens County is located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada.
The population of the Charlottetown census agglomeration in the 2006 census was 58,625,[1] slightly less than half of the province's population (135,851[1]). The census geographic units of Canada are the Country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to
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History
The land occupied by Charlottetown, as with the rest of Prince Edward Island, was home to seasonal and year-round communities of the Mi'kmaq Nation. The Míkmaq or Mi'kmaq (miːgmax sometimes spelled Micmac in English and formerly Mìgmaq ( Mi'gmaq) in Míkmaw) are a
1720 - 1758
The first European settlers in the area were French; personnel from Fortress Louisbourg founded a settlement in 1720 named Port La Joye on the southwestern part of the harbour opposite the present-day city. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Fortress of Louisbourg (in French, Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a Canadian National Historic Site and the location of a partial reconstruction This settlement was led by Michel Haché-Gallant, who used his sloop to ferry Acadian settlers from Louisbourg. This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French In August 1758, at the height of the Seven Years' War, a British fleet took control of the settlement and the rest of the island, promptly deporting those French settlers that they could find (this being fully three years after the original Acadian Expulsion in Nova Scotia). The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Great Upheaval, also known as the Great Expulsion, The Deportation, the Acadian Expulsion, or to the deportees Le Grand Dérangement, was Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's British forces built Fort Amherst near the site of the abandoned Port La Joye settlement to protect the entrance to the harbour.
1759 - 1855
Charlottetown was selected as the site for the county seat of Queens County in the colonial survey of 1764 by Captain Samuel Holland of the Royal Engineers. Queens County is located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada. Samuel Johannes Holland (1728 &ndash 28 December 1801) was a Royal Engineer and first Surveyor General of British North America. A year later, Charlottetown was made the colonial capital of St. John's Island. Further surveys conducted between 1768-1771 established the street grid and public squares which can be seen in the city's historic district. The town was named in honour of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III. Queen Charlotte, (née Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places
On November 17, 1775, the colony's new capital was ransacked by Massachusetts-based privateers, participants in the American Revolutionary War. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" During the attack, the colonial seal was stolen and several prisoners, including Phillips Callbeck and Thomas Wright, were taken to Cambridge, Massachusetts and later released. Phillips Callbeck, ( c 1744 &ndash February 21 1790) was a merchant lawyer and political figure in St Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States.
In 1793, land had been set aside by Governor Fanning on the western limits of the community for use by the "Administrator of Government" (the Governor), and as such it became known informally as "Fanning's Bank" or just "Fanning Bank".
On November 29, 1798, St. John's Island was renamed to Prince Edward Island in honour of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn who was the Commander-in-Chief, North America. Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P The Prince Edward Duke of Kent and Strathearn (Edward Augustus 2 November 1767 &ndash 23 January 1820 was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son of King The office of Commander-in-Chief North America was the commander of British forces in North America before 1859
In 1805, the local British garrison constructed a harbour defence called "Fort Edward" to the west of the capital's waterfront and the "Prince Edward Battery" manned this facility.
In 1835, "Government House" was constructed at Fanning Bank as a residence for the colony's Governor. For other structures with the same name consult Government House. In Prince Edward Island, the Sovereign is represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. Today, it serves as the official residence for the Lieutenant Governor. In Prince Edward Island, the Sovereign is represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island.
Between 1843 and 1847, a new legislative building was constructed in the community. Named "Province House", the completion of this structure was an important milestone in the history of the capital and it is still in use today as the provincial legislature and is currently the second-oldest legislative seat in Canada. This article is about the legislative building for Prince Edward Island.
On April 17, 1855, Charlottetown was incorporated as a city, holding its first council meeting on August 11 that year. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation The community had 6,500 residents at the time of incorporation.
1856 - 1885
Between September 1-7, 1864, Charlottetown hosted what is now termed the Charlottetown Conference. The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss Although many of the meetings and negotiations which would lead to Canadian Confederation were held in Province House, various social events spilled over into the surrounding community. Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the
On June 14, 1873 the "Government House Farm" at Fanning Bank was designated a municipal park, named Victoria Park in honour of Queen Victoria. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Victoria Park is a 40 acre waterfront park in the Canadian city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Prince Edward Island entered Confederation on July 1, 1873. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Aside from being the seat of colonial government, the community came to be noted during the early nineteenth century for shipbuilding and its lumber industry as well as being a fishing port. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also Shipbuilding (song. Shipbuilding is the construction of Ships It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a The shipbuilding industry declined in the latter part of the nineteenth century. In August 1874, the Prince Edward Island Railway opened its main line between Charlottetown and Summerside. The Prince Edward Island Railway (PEIR was a historic Canadian railway. Summerside (2006 pop 14500 is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. The railway, along with the shipping industry, would continue to drive industrial development on the waterfront for several decades to come.
The province's first health care facility, the Charlottetown Hospital, was opened by the Diocese of Charlottetown in 1879, which was followed by the publicly operated Prince Edward Island Hospital in 1884. The Charlottetown Hospital is a former acute care hospital that was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown is a Roman Catholic Diocese which comprises the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The Prince Edward Island Hospital is a former acute care hospital that was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
In 1885 the municipality saw its status upgraded to become a city.
1886 - 1950
Religion played a central role in the development of Charlottetown's institutions with non-denominational (ie. Protestant) and Roman Catholic public schools (Queen Charlotte vs. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Birchwood), hospitals (Prince Edward Island Hospital vs. Charlottetown Hospital), and post-secondary institutions (Prince of Wales College vs. Prince of Wales College (PWC is a former University college, which was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. St. Dunstan's University) being instituted. St Dunstan's University (SDU is a former University which was located on the northern outskirts of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada St. Dunstan's was originally developed as a seminary for training priests, and the Maritime Christian College was founded in 1960 to train preachers for the Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ in Prince Edward Island and the Maritime Provinces. The Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ are a part of the Restoration Movement and share historical roots with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P The Maritime provinces, called the Maritimes in local English (or the Canadian Maritimes by non-Canadians is a region of Eastern Canada
As with most communities in North America, the automobile shaped Charlottetown's development in the latter half of the twentieth century, when outlying farms in rural areas of Brighton, Spring Park, and Parkdale saw increased housing developments. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The Charlottetown airfield in the nearby rural community of Sherwood was upgraded as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and operated for the duration of World War II as RCAF Station Charlottetown, in conjunction with RCAF Station Mount Pleasant and RCAF Station Summerside. Sherwood is a neighbourhood of the city of Charlottetown in central Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, also known as the Empire Air Training Scheme, Empire Air Training Plan, Commonwealth Air Training Plan RCAF Station Charlottetown was a Royal Canadian Air Force station located in Sherwood, Prince Edward Island. RCAF Station Mount Pleasant was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF station in Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Canadian Forces Base Summerside (CFB Summerside was an air force base located in St After the war the airfield was designated Charlottetown Airport. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Charlottetown Airport,, is located north of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Charlottetown's shipyards also saw extensive use during World War II, being used for refits and upgrades to numerous Royal Canadian Navy warships. For the history of Canada's naval forces after 1968 see Canadian Forces Maritime Command The Royal Canadian Navy ( RCN) was the Further post-war development saw residential properties continue to expand in adjacent outlying areas, particularly in the neighbouring farming communities of Sherwood, West Royalty, and East Royalty.
1951 - present
In 1959, the suburban village of Spring Park was amalgamated into the city, extending the city's northern boundary from Kirkwood Drive to Hermitage Creek and included the campus of St. Dunstan's University.
To commemorate the centennial of the Charlottetown Conference, the ten provincial governments and the Government of Canada contributed to a national monument to the "Fathers of Confederation". The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss The Confederation Centre of the Arts, which opened in 1964, is a gift to the residents of Prince Edward Island, and contains a public library, nationally-renowned art gallery, and a mainstage theatre which has played to the Charlottetown Festival every summer since. The Confederation Centre of the Arts is a Canadian centre dedicated to the visual and Performing arts located in the city of Charlottetown, For the software see Mainstage (software Main stage Theatre is that which falls between Studio theatre and large-scale events The Charlottetown Festival is a seasonal Canadian musical Theatre festival which runs from late May to mid-October every year since 1965.
In the 1960s, new public schools were constructed in the community, and in 1969 the city became home to the amalgamated University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), located on the campus of the former St. The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI is a university in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Canada. Dunstan's University. Together with the federal Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food's Charlottetown Experimental Farm (also known as Ravenwood Farm), these properties comprise a large green space surrounded by the city. The Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, also referred to as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC ( French: Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada) The Prince of Wales College downtown campus became part of a new provincial community college system named Holland College, in honour of the island's famous surveyor. Holland College is the provincial community college for the province of PEI. The P. E. I. Comprehensive Development Plan in the late 1960s greatly contributed to the expansion of the provincial government in Charlottetown for the next decade.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital opened in 1982. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH is a 274 bed acute care hospital located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, making it the largest hospital in the province In 1983, the national headquarters of the federal Department of Veterans Affairs was moved to Charlottetown as part of a nation-wide federal government decentralization programme. The Department of Veterans Affairs ( DVA) also referred to as Veterans Affairs Canada ( VAC) is the department within the government In 1986, UPEI saw further expansion with the opening of the Atlantic Veterinary College. The Atlantic Veterinary College is a Veterinary school located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Charlottetown witnessed increased commercial office and retail development. A waterfront hotel and convention centre was completed in 1982 and helped to encourage diversification and renewal in the area, leading to several residential complexes and downtown shopping facilities. The abandonment of rail service in the province by CN Rail in December 1989 led to the railway and industrial lands at the east end fo the waterfront being transformed into parks and cultural attractions.
The late 1990s and 2000s witnessed a change in the retail landscape with the opening of big box stores on the site of former traditional shopping centres and in new developments in the northern suburbs, particularly the neighbourhood of West Royalty, which is a key road junction.
In an attempt to maintain its historical cityscape, and due to the lack of adequate bedrock in the area, Charlottetown limits new buildings throughout the municipality to a maximum height of six storeys. Bedrock is the native consolidated rock underlying the surface of a terrestrial planet usually the Earth.
In 1995 Charlottetown underwent municipal amalgamation. The present city was created by merging Charlottetown with Sherwood, Parkdale, Winsloe, West Royalty, and East Royalty. Sherwood is a neighbourhood of the city of Charlottetown in central Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Parkdale is a neighbourhood of the city of Charlottetown in central Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Winsloe is a neighbourhood in the northwestern part of the Canadian city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. West Royalty is a neighbourhood of the city of Charlottetown in central Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. East Royalty is a neighbourhood of the Canadian city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Since amalgamation, the city occupies most of Queens Royalty and part of the townships Lot 33 and Lot 34. Queens Royalty is the royalty for Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lot 33 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lot 34 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Government
The city's municipal government is structured around a council comprising a mayor and ten councillors elected using the ward system; there is currently a discussion about electing councillors at large. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district The current mayor of the city is Clifford J. Lee.
Charlottetown also has 7 seats (30%) in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, although it should be noted that some of these electoral districts occupy adjacent rural areas that are not within the city's boundaries. The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is one of two parts of the General Assembly, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor.
The city has a single seat in the House of Commons. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and
Geography
Charlottetown is situated on its namesake harbour, which is formed by the confluence of three rivers in the central part of the island's south shore. A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored The harbour itself opens onto the Northumberland Strait. The Northumberland Strait (French détroit de Northumberland) is a Strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada The city is roughly V-shaped (pointed to the south) and constrained by the North (Yorke) and the Hillsborough (East) Rivers to the west and east. The Hillsborough River, also known as the East River, is a Canadian river in northeastern Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
Downtown Charlottetown includes the city's historic five hundred lots, as surveyed by Captain Samuel Holland, as well as the waterfront facing the harbour and the Hillsborough River. Samuel Johannes Holland (1728 &ndash 28 December 1801) was a Royal Engineer and first Surveyor General of British North America. Adjacent communities to the original downtown included Brighton, Spring Park, Sherwood and Parkdale. The areas to the west, north and east of downtown have been developed in recent decades with several residential and commercial/retail developments, although the outer regions of the city are still predominantly farmland, as is an area in the centre of the city where an Agriculture Canada experimental crop research station is located.
The Agriculture Canada research station farm is the last remnant of the Queens Royalty common pasture lands and creates a large greenspace in the centre of the city, north of downtown. The development of the township of Queens Royalty, with its 12 acre estates surveyed during the 18th and 19th centuries along a north-south axis forced early road networks into a grid.
The present-day Charlottetown landscape is dominated by urban development along the waterfront areas, suburban development to the west, north and east, as well as the airport to the north. Commercial development, aside from the central business district, is concentrated along several road corridors:
- University Avenue/Malpeque Road
- North River Road/Lower Malpeque Road
- St. Peter's Road
- Mount Edward Road
- Kensington Road
The downtown core is augmented by several feeder streets:
- Queen Street
- Water Street
- Grafton Street
Neighbourhoods
Charlottetown comprises the following neighbourhoods which were one-time independent municipalities:
- Charlottetown (original municipality)
- Brighton
- Spring Park
- Parkdale
- Sherwood
- East Royalty
- West Royalty
- Winsloe
- Hillsborough Park
The original municipal boundary between Charlottetown and the common area of the township of Queens Royalty was the northern edge of the original five hundred lots along present-day Euston Street. There are various neighbourhoods within the city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Queens Royalty is the royalty for Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. This boundary was extended north to Allen Street and Kirkwood Drive during the early twentieth century, taking in part of the rural community of Brighton west of the downtown. The village of Spring Park was amalgamated into the city in 1959, extending the city's boundary north to Hermitage Creek, which also formed the southern boundary of the village of West Royalty. Development filled in most vacant land in the Brighton and Spring Park neighbourhoods by the 1980s.
Municipal amalgamation in 1996 saw the outlying independent municipalities of Parkdale (town), Sherwood, East Royalty, West Royalty and Winsloe (villages) merged into a larger city of Charlottetown at the same time as rural communities east and west of the city were amalgamated to form the towns of Stratford and Cornwall respectively.
A green belt is in place around the northern fringe of the municipal boundary, although it is poorly enforced by the provincial government, leading to urban sprawl. A green belt or greenbelt is a policy or land use designation used in Land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped wild or agricultural land Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its Suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area
Demographics
- Note: Parts of this section must be updated to reflect the 2006 Census figures.
According to the 2006 census [1], the City of Charlottetown had 32,174 residents of whom approximately 45. 5% were male and 54. 5% were female. Children under five accounted for approximately 4. 3% of the resident population of Charlottetown. This compares with 4. 9% in Prince Edward Island, and 5. Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P 3% for Canada overall. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Charlottetown is mainly dominated by people of European ancestry, but there is a growing Black-Canadian and Chinese-Canadian population.
In 2006, 17. 2% of the resident population in Charlottetown were of retirement age (65 and over for males and females) compared with 14. 9% in Prince Edward Island and 13. 7% in Canada; therefore, the median age is 41. 3 years of age comparing to 40. 8 years of age for Prince Edward Island and 39. 5 years of age for all of Canada.
According to the 2001 census, the median income for a household in the city is $52,996, and the median income for a family is $77,008. Males have a median income of $42,519 versus $28,136 for females. The per capita income for the town is $29,710. 12. 2% of the population and 8. 0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9. 6% of those under the age of 18 and 10. 3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Between the 2001 and 2006 census, the population of Charlottetown fell by 0. 2%, compared with an increase of 0. 4% for Prince Edward Island as a whole. Population density of Charlottetown averaged 725. 8 people per square kilometre, compared with a provincial average of 23. 9 people per square kilometre for Prince Edward Island.
The Charlottetown census agglomeration area (CA) comprises Charlottetown and the neighbouring towns of Stratford and Cornwall, as well as adjoining rural areas of central-eastern Queens County, namely Lots 31, 34, 35, 36, 48, 49 and 65. The census geographic units of Canada are the Country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to Stratford (2006 pop 7383 is a Canadian town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island on Lot 28 Cornwall (2006 population 4677 is a Canadian suburban town located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island Queens County is located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lot 31 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lot 34 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lot 35 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lot 36 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lot 48 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lot 49 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lot 65 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. At the time of the 2006 census [2], the resident population for the CA was 58,625 people over an area measuring 728. 03 square kilometres, compared with a resident population in the province of Prince Edward Island of 135,851 people. The 2010 projected population is estimated to be 61,210.
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada census, more than nine out of ten inhabitants of the Charlottetown metropolitan self-identified as Christian. Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help This breaks down to 91. 7% Christian (46. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth 0% Roman Catholic, 42. 6% Protestant, and 3. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. 0% other Christian mostly Orthodox), 7. 3% stating no religion, and other religions that comprise less than 1. 0% includes Muslim, Buddhist, and Jewish. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
Economy
Charlottetowns economy is dominated by the public sector. The provincial, federal, and municipal levels of government are significant employers in the central part of Queens County, as well as healthcare and secondary and post-secondary education. Technology companies have also been increasing their share of the city's workforce in the past decade, however the actual numbers are quite small once call-centres are excluded. Other significant economic activities include light manufacturing, such as chemicals, bio-technology, and machining.
Transportation
Charlottetown's central location in the province makes it a natural transportation hub. Historically it was the centre of the province's railway network. The Prince Edward Island Railway (PEIR was a historic Canadian railway.
Highway development in the latter part of the 20th century has resulted in the city being the focal point of several important routes in the province. Route 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, partially bisects the northern suburbs, linking with Riverside Drive, the Hillsborough River Bridge and the North River Causeway/Bridge on a limited-access arterial highway linking the city with the Confederation Bridge in the west and the Northumberland Ferries terminal in the east. Route 1 is the Prince Edward Island section of the Trans-Canada Highway and has a total distance of 111 km (70 miles The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial Highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. The Confederation Bridge (Pont de la Confédération is a Bridge spanning the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait, linking Prince Edward Northumberland Ferries Limited ( NFL) is a Ferry company operating in eastern Canada and headquartered in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Route 2, the province's main east-west highway intersects with Route 1 in the city. Route 2 is a 216- Kilometre (134- Mile) two-lane uncontrolled access secondary Highway traversing Prince Edward Island, Canada from
Charlottetown Airport is the province's only airport with scheduled passenger service, serving 250,000 passengers per year. Charlottetown Airport,, is located north of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [3]
Charlottetown Transit is the latest incarnation of several attempts since the 1970s to implement a public transit system. Charlottetown Transit is a Canadian Public transport agency operating Buses in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It has provided scheduled bus service throughout the municipality since 2005.
The absence of public transit for many decades in Charlottetown resulted in a dependence on personal use of automobiles, with municipal governments constructing three monolithic above-ground parking garages in the city's historic district to house vehicles of downtown workers. The city also had a statistically higher proportion of taxis than the Canadian average as taxi service became a last-resort for many residents without access to a vehicle. Taxis in Charlottetown use a zone-based fare system as opposed to meters, and do not have a protective partition between the driver and passenger.
The Charlottetown Harbour Authority operates the city's commercial port and is currently expanding a marine terminal which was formerly operated by the federal government.
Tourism
Charlottetown is a popular destination in eastern Canada for visitors from other Maritime provinces, central Canada and the northeastern United States, as the city has a central location in the province as well as various services.
The city's streetscape with a centrally-planned downtown core containing many Victorian-era houses and buildings is an attraction, as well as the waterfront redevelopment project in recent decades which has seen walking trails and parks developed on former industrial lands. A new cruise ship terminal is being constructed by the port authority which, proponents hope, will make the city a more attractive destination for the growing number of vessels operating in the Gulf of St. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience Lawrence.
Popular attractions within the city include the provincial legislature at Province House, which hosted the Charlottetown Conference, as well as Founders Hall, a recently redeveloped railway maintenance building which now houses an interactive trip through history tracing the development of Canada as a nation. This article is about the legislative building for Prince Edward Island. The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss
The Confederation Centre of the Arts provides live theatre, including the Charlottetown Festival during the summer months, as well as a nationally-ranked art gallery. The Confederation Centre of the Arts is a Canadian centre dedicated to the visual and Performing arts located in the city of Charlottetown, The Charlottetown Festival is a seasonal Canadian musical Theatre festival which runs from late May to mid-October every year since 1965. The Charlottetown Festival itself is headlined by Canada's most popular and longest-running musical, Anne of Green Gables - The Musical, which is an adaptation of Island author Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel. Anne Of Green Gables - The Musical is a musical based on the Novel, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Lucy Maud Montgomery CBE, (always called "Maud" by family and friends and publicly known as L
Education
English public schooling (gr. 1-12) in Charlottetown is provided by the Eastern School District. The Eastern School District is a Canadian school district in Prince Edward Island. French public schooling (gr. 1-12) in the city is provided by the Commission scolaire de langue française. The Commission scolaire de langue française is a Canadian school district in Prince Edward Island. Kindergarten is publicly funded but delivered by private operators.
The city has 4 private schools, mostly operated by religious denominations.
Charlottetown is home to the University of Prince Edward Island, the provincial university which also houses the Atlantic Veterinary College, as well as several campuses of Holland College, the provincial community college system. The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI is a university in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Canada. The Atlantic Veterinary College is a Veterinary school located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Holland College is the provincial community college for the province of PEI. There are also several private training colleges in the city.
Sport
Charlottetown has numerous parks and playing fields for soccer, baseball, softball, football, rugby, and field hockey. There are also many outdoor tennis courts, recreational trails, and running tracks. Most public schools in the city have gymnasiums available for public use outside of school hours and there are community-owned and operated hockey arenas and swimming pools, as well as several privately operated fitness centres.
Amateur varsity team sports are prevalent for males and females in the city's two senior high schools, Colonel Gray and Charlottetown Rural, as well as the University of Prince Edward Island's varsity teams (the UPEI Panthers) through the institution's affiliation with Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI is a university in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Canada. The UPEI Panthers represent the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Canada. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities
There are two junior hockey teams in the community: the Maritime Junior A Hockey League's Charlottetown Abbies and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's P.E.I. Rocket franchises. History Originally known as the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, the league was founded in 1967 by Fred McGillivray and Louie Lewis of Halifax Nova Scotia The Charlottetown Abbies are a Tier-II Junior "A" team based out of Charlottetown Prince Edward Island. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is The PEI Rocket are a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. There are currently no professional sports teams based in the city since the demise of the P.E.I. Senators. The Prince Edward Island Senators are a former Ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 1996.
Media
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Television Cable service is provided by EastLink. CKQK is a Canadian radio station airing at 1055 FM in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Classic rock was originally conceived as a Radio station programming format which evolved from the Album oriented rock (AOR format in the early-1980s CKCW is a Canadian television station broadcasting in Moncton New Brunswick. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia "CBCT" redirects here For CBC Radio One 's FM station in Charlottetown (96 CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. CBAFT, branded as Télévision de Radio-Canada Acadie, is Radio-Canada 's television service in Atlantic Canada, serving Acadians in the Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network. CIHF is a Canadian Television station, serving the Maritime provinces Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network Bragg Communications Inc, carrying on business as EastLink, is a group of companies providing the incumbent Cable television services competitive Internet |
Newspapers
- The Northern Star (Queens County community newspaper)
- The Buzz (province-wide independent arts/entertainment) [4]
- The Cadre (UPEI student paper)
- The Guardian "Covers The Island Like The Dew" Daily (Charlottetown based)
- The Surveyor (Holland College student paper)
- The Journal Pioneer (Summerside based) [5]
- The Eastern Graphic[6] "The Lively One" Weekly (Montague based)
- The West Prince Graphic[7] Weekly (Alberton based)
Notable natives and residents
Charlottetown is home town to notable people, like;
- Milton Acorn - Canadian poet. The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI is a university in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Canada. The Charlottetown Guardian, more commonly known as simply The Guardian, is a daily newspaper in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island. Holland College is the provincial community college for the province of PEI. Milton James Rhode Acorn (March 30 1923 - August 20 1986 nicknamed The People's Poet by his peers was a Canadian Poet, writer and Playwright
- Mike Duffy - Canadian television journalist. Michael D (Mike Duffy (born 1946 in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian television journalist
- Lloyd Duffy - P. Lloyd Duffy (born December 8, 1944 in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island) is a retired Canadian Champion Jockey in E. I. Sports Hall of Fame jockey
- Haywire - Popular music group. Haywire is a Canadian AOR / Hard rock band originally from Charlottetown Prince Edward Island.
- Lorie Kane - Female golfer. Professional wins (4 LPGA Tour (4 2000 (3 - Michelob Light Classic, New Albany Golf Classic, Mizuno Classic
- Amber MacArthur - Canadian television personality. Amber Dawn MacArthur (born 27 June 1976 in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island.
- Martha MacIsaac - Actress from Superbad movie. Martha MacIsaac (born October 11, 1984) is a Canadian Television and Film actress and former child actress.
- Don Messer - Violinist. Don Messer is also Donald E Messer, a Methodist theologian Donald Charles Frederick (Don Messer ( May 9, 1909 - March
- Jonathan Torrens - Trailer Park Boys. Jonathan Ormond Torrens (born 25 October, 1972) is a Canadian Actor and Television personality who currently plays J-Roc Trailer Park Boys is a popular Canadian Mockumentary Television series focusing on the misadventures of a group of Trailer park
References
- ^ a b c Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help 2006 Census, PEI population and CA populations and dwelling counts. Retrieved on 2007-03-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
- ^ Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help 2006 Census, population and dwelling counts. Retrieved on 2007-03-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
- ^ Charlottetown airport breaks passenger traffic record in 2007. The Guardian. The Charlottetown Guardian, more commonly known as simply The Guardian, is a daily newspaper in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island. Retrieved on 2008-02-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum
- ^ The Buzz
- ^ The Journal Pioneer
- ^ The Eastern Graphic
- ^ The West Prince Graphic
External links
- Charlottetown is at coordinates Coordinates:
- City of Charlottetown - municipal website
- Prince Edward Island - Memories of WWII
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