Everything about Cornwall Prince Edward Island totally explained
Cornwall (2006 population: 4,677) is a
Canadian suburban town located in
Queens County,
Prince Edward Island.
The town is located immediately west of the provincial capital
Charlottetown and functions as a
bedroom community.
History
The community of Cornwall traces its history to European settlement in the 1700s and was a predominantly farming community until the construction of
Route 1, the
Trans-Canada Highway, during the early
1960s. Several subdivisions were created near the intersection of the new highway with the Meadowbank Road, along with a small commercial strip.
The present town was incorporated by the provincial government in 1995 through municipal amalgamation which saw the following unincorporated rural communities merged:
The amalgamation didn't see any controversies, It was claimed that the name of the community of Cornwall would survive, while the others were dissolved. Residents of North River and other communities being subsumed had called for a new community name, as what occurred in the case of
Stratford (also amalgamated at the same time).
Education
The town of Cornwall is home to three
Eastern School District schools:
Westwood Primary School
Eliot River Elementary
East Wiltshire Junior High
Economy
The town has recently established the Cornwall Business Park.
Further Information
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