Meadowbank | |
Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Meadowbank |
Other Name: | Meadow Bank |
Settlement Type: | Former rural municipality |
Pushpin Map: | PEI |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Meadowbank in Prince Edward Island |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Coordinates: | 46.2°N -63.232°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Prince Edward Island |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Queens County |
Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
Subdivision Type4: | Lot |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Title1: | Councillors |
Leader Title2: | CAO |
Established Title: | Incorporated (community) |
Established Date: | December 31, 1974 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated (rural municipality) |
Established Date2: | January 1, 2018 |
Established Title3: | Amalgamated |
Established Date3: | September 1, 2020 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 338 |
Timezone: | AST |
Timezone Dst: | ADT |
Postal Code Type: | Canadian postal code |
Blank Name: | Telephone Exchange |
Blank Info: | 675 |
Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Meadowbank, previously Meadow Bank, is a former rural municipality in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island within Queens County.[1]
The Municipality of Meadow Bank was originally incorporated on December 31, 1974.[2] It incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 2018.[3] On September 1, 2020, the Rural Municipality of Meadowbank amalgamated with the rural municipalities of Afton, Bonshaw, New Haven-Riverdale, and West River.[3] The amalgamated municipality was named the Rural Municipality of West River.[4]
The locality of Meadow Bank is within Meadowbank.[2]