Kings County (2021 population 18,327) is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.
It is the province's smallest, most rural and least-populated county. Kings County is also least dependent upon the agriculture industry compared with the other two counties, while being more heavily dependent on the fishery and forest industry. Comparatively large parts of the county are still forested and it hosts the province's largest sawmill. The only heavy industry, aside from forestry and industrial farming, is a small shipyard, although secondary manufacturing has been established in recent years.
The county was named by Capt. Samuel Holland in 1765 for King George III (1738–1820). As such, Kings County's shire town is Georgetown. The largest community in the county, also within the town of Three Rivers, is Montague.
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kings County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Communities
Towns Three Rivers Souris
Municipalities Annandale Central Kings Eastern Kings Elmira Morell Murray Harbour Murray River Souris West St. Peters Bay
Unincorporated Bothwell Fortune Bridge North Lake Valleyfield
Indian reserves Morell 2
See also Royal eponyms in Canada Bliss and Wisdom
References
External links 2006 Community Profile: Kings County, Prince Edward Island; Statistics Canada