Charlottetown

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Charlottetown

Total population

38,809

Coordinates46.24°, -63.13°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in 1855.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Mark MacGuigan

Canadian politician (1931-1998)

Adam McQuaid

Canadian ice hockey player

Daniel Aloysius Riley

Canadian politician (1916-1984)

Drew MacIntyre

Canadian ice hockey player

Martha MacIsaac

Canadian actress

Edward Palmer

Canadian politician (1809-1889)

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Al MacAdam

Canadian ice hockey player

Alexander Warburton

Canadian politician (1852-1929)

Brian Tracy

American motivational speaker and writer

Bob MacMillan

Canadian ice hockey player

John Hamilton Gray

Canadian politician (1811-1887)

Louis Henry Davies

Canadian politician and 6th Chief Justice of Canada (1845-1924)

Billy MacMillan

Canadian hockey coach and player (1943—2023)

Darryl Boyce

Canadian ice hockey player

David MacDonald

United Church of Canada minister, Canadian politician and author

Mark Flood

Canadian ice hockey player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Prince Edward Island

• Summerville
  17.7 mi away
• Souris
  42.7 mi away · pop. 1,232
• Harmony
  48.1 mi away
• Derby
  57.8 mi away
• Burton
  68.3 mi away
• Vila dos Remédios
  3937 mi away · pop. 3,167
• Vila Serrânia
  3959.7 mi away
• Serra do Cavaco
  3960.2 mi away
• Serra do Rancho Grande
  3961.4 mi away
• Serra da Rodagem
  3961.4 mi away
• Sítio Serra Palma
  3962.1 mi away
• Serra do Jardim II
  3964.5 mi away

Browse all places in Prince Edward Island →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Charlottetown

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

1983

Might's Charlottetown Prince Edward Island city directory

1973

Vindicator, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Dan MacDonald · 2003

Palladium, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

MacDonald, Dan. · 2003

Love of country

Donald Ferguson · 1885

Outlines of the History of Methodism in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island [microform]

John T. (John Thomas) 1841- Mellish · 2021

New referral hospital Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

A. W. Cluff · 1974

Notes re new referral hospital, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Andrew Mikita · 1973

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

Seen 2026-09-24

Orange Jelly Spot

Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Seen 2026-09-24

Goblet Waxcap

Hygrocybe cantharellus

Seen 2026-09-24

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-24

Yellow-latex Milkcap

Lactarius vinaceorufescens

Seen 2026-09-24

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Seen 2026-09-24

Ghost Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Seen 2026-09-24

guelder-rose

Viburnum opulus

Seen 2026-09-23

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).