St. Louis, Prince Edward Island Explained

St. Louis
Settlement Type:Community
Pushpin Map:PEI
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of St. Louis in Prince Edward Island
Pushpin Mapsize:220
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:Egmont
Subdivision Type4:Township
Subdivision Name4:Lot 5
Leader Title:Council
Leader Name:Community of St. Louis Council
Leader Title1:Chairperson
Leader Name1:Everett "Sonny" Wedge
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1964
Area Total Km2:0.62
Elevation M:40
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:83
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:46.886°N -64.1443°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:C0B 1Z0
Area Code:902
Blank Name:Telephone Exchange
Blank Info:775 806 882

St. Louis is a municipality that holds community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[2]

It is located in western Prince County, west of the junction of Route 155 and Route 152, 150km (90miles) from Charlottetown, the provincial capital.

The community lies in the Egmont federal electoral district, and in the Tignish-Palmer Road and Alberton-Roseville provincial electoral districts.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Louis had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.68km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

Education

St. Louis Elementary is the only school in the community. It is administered by the English Language School Board of Prince Edward Island.[5] It offers English or French Immersion classes for students from St. Louis and other communities such as St.Edward, Miminegash, Pleasant View, Waterford, Palmer Road and DeBlois. It was the first school to offer French Immersion in the province.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada 2006 Census: St. Louis - Community Profile . Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada. 2008-02-19.
  2. Web site: Municipal Councils and Contact Information . Government of Prince Edward Island . January 27, 2017 . February 4, 2017.
  3. Web site: St. Louis Profile. Government of PEI. 2008-02-19.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Prince Edward Island . . February 9, 2022 . March 3, 2022.
  5. Web site: St. Louis Elementary. Education PEI. 2008-02-19. June 2005.