Morell,_P.E.I.

Morell, Prince Edward Island

Morell, Prince Edward Island

Rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada


Morell is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[2] It is located in Kings County east of Bristol.

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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.[3] 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.[4] Local attractions include the nearby Rodd Crowbush Golf & Beach Resort.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Morell had a population of 269 living in 119 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of -9.4% from its 2016 population of 297. With a land area of 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 180.5/km2 (467.6/sq mi) in 2021.[15]


References

  1. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  2. "Municipal Councils and Contact Information" (PDF). Government of Prince Edward Island. January 27, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Census Profile, 2016 Census; Morell, COM [Census subdivision], Prince Edward Island and Kings, CTY [Census division], Prince Edward Island (table)". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001 (published 2017-11-29). Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  4. "History – Rural Municipality of Morell". morell.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  5. "Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961". 1961 Census of Canada (PDF). Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 8, 1963. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  6. "Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971". 1971 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Census Subdivisions (Historical). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. July 1973. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

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