Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island

Municipality of Malpeque Bay
Community
Municipality of Malpeque Bay
Coordinates: 46°30′N 63°40′W / 46.500°N 63.667°W / 46.500; -63.667Coordinates: 46°30′N 63°40′W / 46.500°N 63.667°W / 46.500; -63.667
Country Canada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Prince County
Queens County
Parish St. David's Parish
Grenville Parish
Incorporated 1973
Government
  Type Municipal Council
  Chairperson James Carruthers-Hamilton
  Councillors Jamie Crozier
Herbert Clark
Tim Thompson
Myles Hickey
Trent Caseley
Tyler Pickering
  Seat Malpeque
Population
  Total 1,029
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Canadian Postal code C0B 1M0
Area code(s) 902

The Municipality of Malpeque Bay is a Canadian community located in Prince County and Queens County, Prince Edward Island.

The municipality derives its name from Malpeque Bay, the second largest bay in the province which forms the municipality's western boundary. The municipality straddles several levels of geographic hierarchy in the province, including the townships of Lot 18 and Lot 20, the parishes of St. David's Parish and Grenville Parish, as well as the counties of Prince County and Queens County.

The municipality's seat is in the community of Malpeque.

History

The area was originally settled by the Mi'kmaq tribe of the Algonquin Nation in around 2500 BC. French settlers arrived in 1534. Malpeque is the French version of the Mi'kmaq word "Makpaak", meaning "large bay" [1]

Communities

This municipality contains the following communities:

Lot 18

Lot 20

References

  1. "The Community of Malpeque Bay History". malpequebay.ca. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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