Wellington | |
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Coordinates: 46°27′00″N 64°00′04″W / 46.450°N 64.001°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Prince Edward Island |
County | Prince County |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 409 |
Time zone | AST |
• Summer (DST) | ADT |
Area code | 902 |
Wellington is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[2] It is located in Prince County, and extends as Wellington Centre onto Route 2 from Richmond through to St. Nicholas.
Located in the "Evangeline Region,"[further explanation needed] a cluster of Acadian communities in the central part of Prince County, Wellington is served by Route 2 and until 1989 was served by the Prince Edward Island Railway. Wellington is home to the head office of Collège Acadie Î.-P.-É.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wellington had a population of 414 living in 197 of its 211 total private dwellings, a change of -0.2% from its 2016 population of 415. With a land area of 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 243.5/km2 (630.7/sq mi) in 2021.[14]