| Central Prince | |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | PEI |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Central Prince in Prince Edward Island |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Coordinates: | 46.595°N -63.99°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 Type4: | Lot |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Rod Millar |
| Leader Title1: | Councillors |
| Leader Name1: | Julie Smith, Deanna Wagner, Ron MacLeod, Wanda LeClair, Jason Campbell, Thomas Burleigh |
| Leader Title2: | CAO |
| Leader Name2: | Jolene Millar |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Postal Code Type: | Canadian postal code |
| Blank Name: | Telephone Exchange |
| Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
| Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Central Prince is a rural municipality within Prince County in Prince Edward Island that was incorporated on September 28, 2018 through an amalgamation of two municipalities. The municipalities that amalgamated were the rural municipalities of Ellerslie-Bideford and Lady Slipper.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Prince had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 133.78km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
| Name | Former municipal status[3] | Original incorporation year[4] | 2016 Census of Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2016)[5] [6] | Population (2011)[7] | Change | Land area (km²) | Population density | ||
| Rural municipality | ||||||
| Rural municipality | ||||||
| Total former municipalities | - | - |
The Rural Municipality of Central Prince is governed by an interim council comprising an interim mayor (Rod Millar) and six interim councillors. [1] The first election for a mayor and six councillors is scheduled for November 5, 2018.[1]