Queens County (Prince Edward Island)
| Queens County | |
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 Location of the region in Prince Edward Island
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Canada |
| province |
Prince Edward Island
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| Administrative headquarters | Charlottetown |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 14 ′ N , 63 ° 8 ′ W |
| Residents | 77,866 (as of 2011) |
| surface | 2,020.45 km² |
| Population density | 38.5 inhabitants / km² |
| Time zone : | Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC −4) Atlantic Daylight Time ( UTC −3, daylight saving time) |
Queens County is one of the three counties (English county ) of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island . The administrative seat (English shire town ) is Charlottetown .
Queens County has 77,866 people in an area of 2020.45 km². The population density is thus 38.5 inhabitants / km². According to all three figures, Queens County is the number one district. Samuel Holland founded the district in 1765 on behalf of the British King George III. and named it after his wife Sophie Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Census Profile. Statistics Canada, accessed July 29, 2012 .
