Official Name: | Central Bedeque |
Settlement Type: | Former community |
Pushpin Map: | PEI |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Central Bedeque in Prince Edward Island |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Coordinates: | 46.34°N -63.703°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Prince Edward Island |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Prince County |
Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
Subdivision Name3: | St David's |
Subdivision Type4: | Lot |
Subdivision Name4: | Lot 26 |
Established Title: | Adopted |
Established Date: | 1925 |
Established Title2: | Recognized |
Established Date2: | 1944 |
Established Title3: | Incorporated |
Established Date3: | 1966 |
Established Title4: | Amalgamated |
Established Date4: | November 17, 2014 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 186 |
Timezone: | AST |
Timezone Dst: | ADT |
Postal Code Type: | Canadian postal code |
Postal Code: | C0B 1G0 |
Blank Name: | Telephone Exchange |
Blank Info: | 887 |
Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Blank2 Info: | BAECM |
Central Bedeque is a former municipality that previously held community status in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.[1] It was dissolved through its amalgamation with the Community of Bedeque on November 17, 2014, to create the Community of Bedeque and Area.[1] It is located north of Borden-Carleton within Lot 26, Prince County. Its primary industry is agriculture.
The name, Central Bedeque, was first adopted in 1925, and was confirmed in 1944. It was established as a village in 1966. Its former names were the Strong's Corner, and the Weatherbie's Corner until the name was changed to Central Bedeque when it was incorporated.
Central Bedeque is located northwest of Borden-Carleton in the central part of the province on the south shore (fronting the Northumberland Strait), and is on the Dunk River.
Central Bedeque traces its name to neighbouring Bedeque (which it also shares with neighbouring North Bedeque and Lower Bedeque). The name "Bedeque" may be a corruption of a term used by the Mi'kmaq Nation with several meanings such as "sunny camping place" or "the hot place".