| Morell | |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | PEI |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Morell in Prince Edward Island |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Coordinates: | 46.416°N -62.706°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Prince Edward Island |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kings County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type4: | Lot |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Title1: | Councillors |
| Leader Title2: | CAO |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.52 |
| Population Total: | 269 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Postal Code Type: | Canadian postal code |
| Blank Name: | Telephone Exchange |
| Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
| Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Morell is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[1] It is located in Kings County east of Bristol.
Morell is located on St. Peter's Bay, two kilometres inland from St. Peter's Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The local economy is centred on farming (wild blueberry farms), fishing (Lobster), aquaculture (Mussels), and tourism. It was incorporated in 1953.
Most of the area residents are of Scottish, English, Irish, or French descent.[2] The first inhabitants of the community of Morell were Maritime Archaic Indians followed by the Mi'kmaq Nation. The Morell River was known to the Mi'kmaq as Pogooseemkekseboo, meaning "clam ground river".
The community was named for Jean Francois Morel who settled in the area in 1720-21, having arrived from Saint-Malo, France.[3] Local attractions include the nearby Rodd Crowbush Golf & Beach Resort.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Morell had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.49km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]