Prince Edward Island Boundary
The boundary shown below is sourced from OpenStreetMap contributors, not Statistics Canada, and may be incomplete depending on how thoroughly the area has been mapped.
Largest
Largest by Metro Area
Here, Prince Edward Island is ranked by metro area population — StatCan's CMA/CA boundary, which folds in every commuting-connected suburb and satellite community around a core city, not just that city's own legal limits. Areas under 1,000 residents are left off.
| # | Name | Population (2016) | Population (2021) | 2016-2021 Change | 2026 (Projected) | Land area (km²) | Density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlottetown (CA) | 71,821 | 78,858 | +7,037 (+9.8%) | 86,584 | 1,112.43 | 70.9 |
| 2 | Summerside (CA) | 16,831 | 18,157 | +1,326 (+7.9%) | 19,587 | 125.12 | 145.1 |
CMA = Census Metropolitan Area (urban core plus commuting-integrated suburbs, total population 100,000+).
CA = Census Agglomeration (the same idea, at a smaller scale — urban core population of at least 10,000).
Largest by Municipality
Here, Prince Edward Island is ranked using each place's legal municipal boundary — the same limits its own city, town, or township council governs. Municipal boundaries vary widely in how tightly they're drawn, so this basis doesn't always match popular perception of a city's size. Municipalities under 1,000 people, along with villages, rural municipalities, unorganized "Subd." county subdivisions, and Indian reserves, are left off this list.
| # | Name | Type | Population (2016) | Population (2021) | 2016-2021 Change | 2026 (Projected) | Land area (km²) | Density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlottetown | City | 36,094 | 38,809 | +2,715 (+7.5%) | 41,728 | 44.27 | 876.6 |
| 2 | Summerside | City | 14,839 | 16,001 | +1,162 (+7.8%) | 17,254 | 28.21 | 567.2 |
| 3 | Stratford | Town | 9,711 | 10,927 | +1,216 (+12.5%) | 12,295 | 22.67 | 482.0 |
| 4 | Three Rivers | Town | 7,169 | 7,883 | +714 (+10.0%) | 8,668 | 431.47 | 18.3 |
| 5 | Cornwall | Town | 5,348 | 6,574 | +1,226 (+22.9%) | 8,081 | 28.21 | 233.0 |
| 6 | West River | Township | 3,110 | 3,473 | +363 (+11.7%) | 3,878 | 121.62 | 28.6 |
| 7 | North Shore | Township | 2,152 | 2,500 | +348 (+16.2%) | 2,904 | 71.13 | 35.1 |
| 8 | Kensington | Town | 1,619 | 1,812 | +193 (+11.9%) | 2,028 | 3.17 | 571.6 |
| 9 | Belfast | Township | 1,636 | 1,687 | +51 (+3.1%) | 1,740 | 229.27 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Alberton | Town | 1,145 | 1,301 | +156 (+13.6%) | 1,478 | 4.70 | 277.0 |
| 11 | Miltonvale Park | Township | 1,158 | 1,196 | +38 (+3.3%) | 1,235 | 35.13 | 34.0 |
| 12 | Malpeque Bay | Township | 1,030 | 1,191 | +161 (+15.6%) | 1,377 | 98.97 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Central Prince | Township | 1,054 | 1,129 | +75 (+7.1%) | 1,209 | 133.78 | 8.4 |
| 14 | Kingston | Township | 1,047 | 1,111 | +64 (+6.1%) | 1,179 | 48.38 | 23.0 |
Smallest
Smallest by Metro Area
Smallest here means smallest CMA/CA in Prince Edward Island by Statistics Canada's definition — a core city plus its economically integrated surrounding communities, not a standalone municipality.
| # | Name | Population (2016) | Population (2021) | 2016-2021 Change | 2026 (Projected) | Land area (km²) | Density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summerside (CA) | 16,831 | 18,157 | +1,326 (+7.9%) | 19,587 | 125.12 | 145.1 |
| 2 | Charlottetown (CA) | 71,821 | 78,858 | +7,037 (+9.8%) | 86,584 | 1,112.43 | 70.9 |
CMA = Census Metropolitan Area (urban core plus commuting-integrated suburbs, total population 100,000+).
CA = Census Agglomeration (the same idea, at a smaller scale — urban core population of at least 10,000).
Smallest by Municipality
Smallest here means smallest incorporated city, town, or township in Prince Edward Island — the legal boundary set by the province, not a metro area, village, rural municipality, unorganized "Subd." subdivision, or Indian reserve.
| # | Name | Type | Population (2016) | Population (2021) | 2016-2021 Change | 2026 (Projected) | Land area (km²) | Density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | Township | 74 | 139 | +65 (+87.8%) | 261 | 1.44 | 96.5 |
| 2 | Miminegash | Township | 148 | 148 | +0 (+0.0%) | — | 1.88 | 78.5 |
| 3 | Northport | Township | 186 | 157 | -29 (-15.6%) | — | 1.73 | 90.9 |
| 4 | Breadalbane | Township | 167 | 170 | +3 (+1.8%) | 173 | 12.67 | 13.4 |
| 5 | North Wiltshire | Township | 202 | 176 | -26 (-12.9%) | — | 12.43 | 14.2 |
| 6 | Sherbrooke | Township | 159 | 178 | +19 (+11.9%) | 199 | 8.94 | 19.9 |
| 7 | Union Road | Township | 204 | 213 | +9 (+4.4%) | 222 | 10.33 | 20.6 |
| 8 | St. Nicholas | Township | 213 | 218 | +5 (+2.3%) | 223 | 20.73 | 10.5 |
| 9 | Hazelbrook | Township | 193 | 220 | +27 (+14.0%) | 251 | 8.09 | 27.2 |
| 10 | Annandale - Little Pond - Howe Bay | Township | 207 | 223 | +16 (+7.7%) | 240 | 31.87 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Mount Stewart | Township | 209 | 226 | +17 (+8.1%) | 244 | 1.52 | 148.7 |
| 12 | Tyne Valley | Township | 249 | 229 | -20 (-8.0%) | — | 1.94 | 118.1 |
| 13 | St. Peters Bay | Township | 237 | 231 | -6 (-2.5%) | — | 4.44 | 52.0 |
| 14 | Alexandra | Township | 204 | 252 | +48 (+23.5%) | 311 | 10.35 | 24.3 |
| 15 | Greenmount-Montrose | Township | 292 | 262 | -30 (-10.3%) | — | 26.03 | 10.1 |
| 16 | Murray Harbour | Township | 258 | 282 | +24 (+9.3%) | 308 | 3.90 | 72.3 |
| 17 | Bedeque and Area | Township | 302 | 311 | +9 (+3.0%) | 320 | 2.26 | 137.5 |
| 18 | St. Felix | Township | 325 | 314 | -11 (-3.4%) | — | 11.54 | 27.2 |
| 19 | Linkletter | Township | 300 | 315 | +15 (+5.0%) | 331 | 7.88 | 40.0 |
| 20 | Murray River | Township | 304 | 337 | +33 (+10.9%) | 374 | 1.54 | 218.5 |
| 21 | Hampshire | Township | 359 | 339 | -20 (-5.6%) | — | 13.52 | 25.1 |
| 22 | Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico | Township | 318 | 359 | +41 (+12.9%) | 405 | 36.10 | 9.9 |
| 23 | Crapaud | Township | 319 | 361 | +42 (+13.2%) | 409 | 2.10 | 172.3 |
| 24 | Warren Grove | Township | 346 | 374 | +28 (+8.1%) | 404 | 10.16 | 36.8 |
| 25 | Souris West | Township | 361 | 379 | +18 (+5.0%) | 398 | 7.73 | 49.0 |
| 26 | York | Township | 414 | 387 | -27 (-6.5%) | — | 12.27 | 31.5 |
| 27 | Kinkora | Township | 336 | 388 | +52 (+15.5%) | 448 | 3.97 | 97.8 |
| 28 | Hunter River | Township | 356 | 390 | +34 (+9.6%) | 427 | 6.04 | 64.5 |
| 29 | Brackley | Township | 596 | 586 | -10 (-1.7%) | — | 18.75 | 31.3 |
| 30 | Clyde River | Township | 653 | 614 | -39 (-6.0%) | — | 15.93 | 38.5 |
| 31 | Lot 11 and Area | Township | 639 | 617 | -22 (-3.4%) | — | 102.61 | 6.0 |
| 32 | North Rustico | Town | 617 | 648 | +31 (+5.0%) | 681 | 2.64 | 245.7 |
| 33 | Eastern Kings | Township | 698 | 687 | -11 (-1.6%) | — | 141.12 | 4.9 |
| 34 | Tignish | Town | 719 | 744 | +25 (+3.5%) | 770 | 5.87 | 126.7 |
| 35 | Borden-Carleton | Town | 724 | 788 | +64 (+8.8%) | 858 | 12.94 | 60.9 |
| 36 | O'Leary | Town | 815 | 876 | +61 (+7.5%) | 942 | 1.83 | 479.0 |
| 37 | Kingston | Township | 1,047 | 1,111 | +64 (+6.1%) | 1,179 | 48.38 | 23.0 |
| 38 | Central Prince | Township | 1,054 | 1,129 | +75 (+7.1%) | 1,209 | 133.78 | 8.4 |
| 39 | Malpeque Bay | Township | 1,030 | 1,191 | +161 (+15.6%) | 1,377 | 98.97 | 12.0 |
| 40 | Miltonvale Park | Township | 1,158 | 1,196 | +38 (+3.3%) | 1,235 | 35.13 | 34.0 |
| 41 | Alberton | Town | 1,145 | 1,301 | +156 (+13.6%) | 1,478 | 4.70 | 277.0 |
| 42 | Belfast | Township | 1,636 | 1,687 | +51 (+3.1%) | 1,740 | 229.27 | 7.4 |
| 43 | Kensington | Town | 1,619 | 1,812 | +193 (+11.9%) | 2,028 | 3.17 | 571.6 |
| 44 | North Shore | Township | 2,152 | 2,500 | +348 (+16.2%) | 2,904 | 71.13 | 35.1 |
| 45 | West River | Township | 3,110 | 3,473 | +363 (+11.7%) | 3,878 | 121.62 | 28.6 |
| 46 | Cornwall | Town | 5,348 | 6,574 | +1,226 (+22.9%) | 8,081 | 28.21 | 233.0 |
| 47 | Three Rivers | Town | 7,169 | 7,883 | +714 (+10.0%) | 8,668 | 431.47 | 18.3 |
| 48 | Stratford | Town | 9,711 | 10,927 | +1,216 (+12.5%) | 12,295 | 22.67 | 482.0 |
| 49 | Summerside | City | 14,839 | 16,001 | +1,162 (+7.8%) | 17,254 | 28.21 | 567.2 |
| 50 | Charlottetown | City | 36,094 | 38,809 | +2,715 (+7.5%) | 41,728 | 44.27 | 876.6 |
Population (2021)
Population Change, 2016–2021
Frequently Asked Questions
As of the 2021 Census, Prince Edward Island has 2 legally designated cities under Statistics Canada's "city" area type. Towns and townships are a separate legal designation and aren't included in this count.
Charlottetown is Prince Edward Island's largest city, with a population of 38,809 as of the 2021 Census.
A municipality is a legal city, town, or township boundary set by the province and governed by its own local council. A CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) is a Statistics Canada geographic boundary that groups a core municipality together with every surrounding community that's economically and socially integrated with it through commuting — so a CMA's population is usually larger than its core municipality's alone, sometimes considerably so.