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Image:Map of Prince Edward Island highlighting Prince Countypng
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197987
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44,495
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225
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$38,916
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Summerside (city), Alberton (town), Kensington (town)
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North Parish , Egmont Parish , Halifax Parish , Richmond Parish , St David's Parish
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Prince Royalty , Lot 1 , Lot 2 , Lot 3 , Lot 4 , Lot 5 , Lot 6 , Lot 7 , Lot 8 , Lot 9 , Lot 10 , Lot 11 , Lot 12 , Lot 13 , Lot 14 , Lot 15 , Lot 16 , Lot 17 , Lot 18 , Lot 19 , Lot 25 , Lot 26 , Lot 27 , Lot 28
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2001
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none
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Queens
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, sometimes divided between '''East Prince''' and '''West Prince''', is located in western
Prince Edward Island ,
Canada . The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the
Gulf Of St. Lawrence which creates the narrowest portion of Prince Edward Island's landmass, an
Isthmus upon which the city of
Summerside is located.
The geographic division created by Malpeque Bay is informally augmented by a socio-economic division between the urban "East Prince" and rural "West Prince", although the line of division generally varies. Much of Prince Edward Island's industrial base is concentrated in East Prince, with 3 large frozen french fry manufacturing plants, 1 potato chip manufacturing plant, and an aerospace industry located at a former air force base. Industrial farming for root crops such as
Potatoes accounts for the majority of rural economic activity, followed by fishing for shellfish such as
Lobster and
Crab .
The county was named by Capt.
Samuel Holland in
1765 for
The Prince George Augustus Frederick, Prince Of Wales , who would later be crowned King
George IV (1762-1830). As such, Prince County's
Shire Town was designated as
Princetown , however the inferior harbour for
Prince Royalty saw the settlement pattern change to give this honour to Summerside.
The name "Prince County" is notable for being unique for titling land subdivisions in the
Commonwealth Of Nations .
