Charlottetown
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| City of Charlottetown | |
From top, left to right: Charlottetown skyline from Fort Amherst, Water Street in Downtown Charlottetown, Charlottetown Harbour, Queen's Square | |
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Charlottetown Location within Prince Edward Island Charlottetown Location in Canada | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′25″N 63°08′05″W / 46.24028°N 63.13472°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Prince Edward Island |
| County | Queens |
| Founded | 1764 |
| City | April 17, 1855[2] |
| Named for | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philip Brown |
| • Governing body | Charlottetown City Council |
| Area | |
| • City | 44.27 km2 (17.09 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 57.56 km2 (22.22 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,112.43 km2 (429.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | Sea Level to 49 m (0 to 161 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 38,809 |
| • Density | 876.6/km2 (2,270/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 52,390 |
| • Urban density | 910.2/km2 (2,357/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 78,858 |
| • Metro density | 70.9/km2 (184/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) | 7.5% |
| Demonym(s) | Charlottetonian, Townie, From Town |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
| Postal code | C1A — E |
| Area codes | 902 and 782 |
| NTS Map | 011L03 |
| Federal Riding | Charlottetown |
| Website | charlottetown |
Charlottetown is the capital and the largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The town is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of the United Kingdom.[6]
Population
The population of Charlottetown was 38,809 in 2021.[3] The mayor of Charlottetown is Philip Brown.
History
The French were the first European settlers in the area and they founded a settlement in 1720 named Port La Joye. British forces built Fort Amherst near the site of the abandoned Port La Joye settlement after they took control of the settlement and the rest of the island during the height of the French and Indian War.
Media
Charlottetown Stations
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Charlottetown". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "An Act to incorporate the town of Charlottetown". The Private and Local Acts of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island (Volume 1 ed.). 1862.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table - Charlottetown, City (CY), Prince Edward Island [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. November 11, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". 9 February 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations". 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "City History". Charlottetown. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
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