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Elmsdale
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Overview
Situated in Prince Edward Island, Canada, Elmsdale is a village. The settlement sits at 46.820°, -64.139°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,243 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
History
Elmsdale received its name from the number of elm trees growing in the Intervale. It was first settled by a man named Tremoine, and later by Frasers and McDonalds from Pictou County. Prior to 1818, the area was settled by John Archibald, who named his farm "Elmsdale Farm" in reference to the abundance of elm trees. Elmsdale owes its early growth to the construction of the Shubenacadie Canal and the Nova Scotia Railway. Demand for workers on these projects brought many new families into the area. One of the earliest was William Read who was granted of land in 1785 at the confluence of the Nine Mile River and the Shubenacadie River. In 1852, Alexander Fraser built the first house in what is now in the village proper, about from the railway crossing. In the next six years more houses were constructed near the crossing, including a hotel and a boarding house for railway workers. The Elmsdale Presbyterian Church was erected in 1860. Its pastor, Rev. John Cameron and family came from Nine Mile River to live in the large residence he had built on the crest of a gentle slope overlooking the village. This house is still in existence and is currently The Briarwood Bed and Breakfast.
Geography
Elmsdale is centrally located in the province, between Truro and Halifax. The community is divided by the Shubenacadie River from the Halifax Regional Municipality.
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- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library