Bedeque
| Bedeque and Area | |||
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| Location in Prince Edward Island | |||
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| Province : | Prince Edward Island | ||
| County: | Prince County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 20 ′ N , 63 ° 43 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 15 m | ||
| Residents : | 310 (as of 2015) | ||
| Time zone : | Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 ) | ||
| Postal code : | C0B | ||
Bedeque and Area is a community with community status in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island . It was only created in its current form in November 2014. Before that, the area was divided into two parishes, Bedeque .
geography
The community is north of Borden-Carleton on Lot 26 , Prince County . The main branch of the economy is agriculture or hunting.
Central Bedeque is on the south bank of the island. It has access to Northumberland Strait on the Dunk River .
history
The name, Central Bedeque, was first used in 1925 and was officially confirmed in 1944. Central Bedeque was given the title village in 1966. Before that, names like "Strong's Corner" and "Weatherbie's Corner" were in use.
The name "Bedeque" could be a corruption of a Mi'kmaq term with meanings such as "sunny camp site" or "the hot place". The term occurs in several place names in the area: Bedeque, North Bedeque and Lower Bedeque.
Personalities
- George Uglow Pope (1820–1908), English missionary and Tamil researcher
- William Henry Pope (1825–1879), Canadian politician
- Benjamin Rogers (1837–1923), Canadian politician
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names, From January 2, 2014 to January 1, 2015 - Table 1 Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory (with 8C and 9C) . Statistics Canada . May 27, 2015. Accessed May 30, 2015.
- ↑ EC2014-524: Municipalities Act, Community of Central Bedeque and Community of Bedeque Amalgamation . Government of Prince Edward Island: Executive Council. September 9, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2015.