| Official Name: | Breadalbane, Prince Edward Island |
| Settlement Type: | Community |
| Pushpin Map: | PEI |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Breadalbane in Prince Edward Island |
| Coordinates: | 46.3576°N -63.5009°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Prince Edward Island |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Queens |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1991 |
| Government Type: | Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Irene Novaczek |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Beverly Fowler |
| Leader Title2: | Councillors |
| Leader Title3: | Chief Administrative Officer |
| Leader Name3: | TBA |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.67 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 170 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Postal Code Type: | Canadian postal code |
| Area Code: | 902 |
| Blank Name: | Telephone Exchange |
| Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
| Blank1 Info: | 011L05 |
| Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
| Blank2 Info: | JBADXI |
Breadalbane is a municipality that holds community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[2] Located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, its population is 170.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Breadalbane had a population of [3] living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 12.67km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
Breadalbane was incorporated as a municipality in 1991. Its name comes from an area in Scotland of the same name. The name "Breadalbane" means "The Upland of Alban". The Gaelic "Braghaid",[5] meaning upper part, is found in Scottish place-names in the form of braid. "Alban" is the Gaelic name applied to the Northern Land. The Scots from Ireland, who brought Christianity to the West of Scotland in the early centuries, called the mountain range which separated them from Pictiand, "Druim-alban", or the backbone of Alban, and the region beyond it "Braighaid Alban".[6]
The town was important as a local centre in the late 19th century. Several mills operated there, with the dam dismantled early in the 21st century.
Breadalbane has a community centre and a library and was the first station east of Emerald Junction on the Prince Edward Island Railway before the railroad was dismantled.
James Kennedy, a Conservative, was first elected to the PEI Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1908 for 4th Prince. He was re-elected in the general election of 1912. Kennedy died while in office. Kennedy's brother Murdoch was also a MLA. The two brothers served concurrently from 1908 to 1915. Kennedy operated a general store and was a large exporter of farm produce. James Kennedy dies 23 April 1915
Murdoch Kennedy was born 25 March 1873 in Breadalbane. He married Margaret Davison Biggar and they had five children, Maude, Ray, Hazel, Erma and Ivan. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election on 19 December 1906 for 1st Queens. He was re-elected in the general elections of 1908, 1912, 1915, 1919, and 1923. In 1913, he resigned his Cabinet position because he disagreed with the government's support for the use of automobiles on public roads.[7]
Though a small community, with a population of less than 200, Breadalbane is home to several prominent political and cultural figures. Residents, one-time residents, or frequent visitors include members of the PEI Legislative Assembly James Kennedy and Murdoch Kennedy,[7] painter Hilda Woolnough, author Reshard Gool, potter Malcolm Stanley,[8] film-maker John Hopkins,[9] Gemini and Emmy Award-winning producer Cheryl Wagner,[10] local merchant Ivan B. Kennedy,[11] folk singer Allan Rankin,[12] Geographer Hal Mills, Computer Scientist/Geographer Mike Neal, elder Elmer Stewart and Biologist Irené Novaczek.[13]