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Cornwall | |
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  Cornwall in Prince Edward Island | |
| Coordinates:46°13′50″N63°13′02″W / 46.23068°N 63.21735°W /46.23068; -63.21735 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Prince Edward Island |
| County | Queens County |
| Founded | mid-18th century |
| Incorporated Village | 1966 |
| IncorporatedTown | April 1, 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Minerva McCourt |
| • Deputy Mayor | Cory Stevenson |
| • Councillors | Elaine Barnes, Corey Frizzell, Jill MacIsaac, Shane McGuigan, Judy Herlihy |
| • CAO | Kevin McCarville |
| Area | |
| • Land | 28.21 km2 (10.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 6,574 |
| • Density | 233/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) |  22.9% |
| • Dwellings | 2,770 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | C0A 1H0 & C0A 3H0 |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 566 |
| NTS Map | 11L3Charlottetown |
| GNBC Code | BADWZ |
| Website | https://cornwallpe.ca/ |
Cornwall is a Canadian town located inQueens County,Prince Edward Island. The town is located immediately west of the provincial capitalCharlottetown.
The community of Cornwall traces its history to European settlement in the 18th century and was a predominantly farming community until the construction ofRoute 1, theTrans-Canada Highway, during the early 1910s.[citation needed] Several subdivisions were created near the intersection of the new highway with the Meadowbank Road, along with a small commercial strip.[citation needed]
On April 1, 1995, the incorporated communities of Cornwall, Eliot River, and North River amalgamated to form the Town of Cornwall.[2]
The amalgamation did not see many controversies. The name of the community of Cornwall survived although the legislation designated the new town as Charlottetown West but amid the call of some residents for a new community name, as was occurring in the case ofStratford (also amalgamated at the same time as Charlottetown South), the community decided to rename the town Cornwall once again.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Cornwall had a population of6,574 living in2,642 of its2,770 total private dwellings, a change of22.9% from its 2016 population of5,348. With a land area of 28.21 km2 (10.89 sq mi), it had a population density of233.0/km2 (603.6/sq mi) in 2021.[13]
The town of Cornwall is home to threeEnglish Language School Board[14] schools:
Students graduate East Wiltshire and go on to attendBluefield High School in Hampshire for grades 10 to 12.
The town established the Cornwall Business Park in 1997.[15]
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