St. Louis, Prince Edward Island

St. Louis
Community

Location of St. Louis in Prince Edward Island

Coordinates: 46°53′10″N 64°08′40″W / 46.88604°N 64.14432°W / 46.88604; -64.14432Coordinates: 46°53′10″N 64°08′40″W / 46.88604°N 64.14432°W / 46.88604; -64.14432
Country Canada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Prince County
Parish Egmont
Township Lot 5
Incorporated 1964
Government
 • Council Community of St. Louis Council
 • Chairperson Everett "Sonny" Wedge
Area
 • Total 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation 40 m (130 ft)
Population [1]
 • Total 83
 • Density 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Postal Code C0B 1Z0
Area code(s) 902
Telephone Exchange 882

St. Louis is an incorporated community in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.

It is located in western Prince County, west of the junction of Route 155 and Route 152, 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Charlottetown, the provincial capital.

The village lies in the Egmont federal electoral district, and in the Tignish-Palmer Road and Alberton-Roseville provincial electoral districts.[2]

Demographics

In 2006, St. Louis had a population of 80 living in 38 dwellings, an 18.4% decrease from 2001. The community has a land area of 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) and a population density of 129.7/km2 (336/sq mi).[1]

Education

St. Louis Elementary is the only school in the community. It is administered by the English Language School Board of Prince Edward Island.[3] 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.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: St. Louis - Community Profile". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  2. ↑ Government of PEI. "St. Louis Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  3. 1 2 Education PEI (June 2005). "St. Louis Elementary". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
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