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Hunter River, a village, is located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, SW. of North Rustico. Its precise location is N 46°21', W 63°21'.
This page is a comprehensive index of all of the information on our website related to Hunter River. You can also search for information on other communities.
| Municipal Government Information |
The Municipality was incorporated in 1974 and has a population of 294.
| Telephone: | (902) 621-2170 |
| Facsimile: | (902) 621-0836 |
| Address: | PO Box 154, Hunter River, PE, C0A 1N0 |
| Meetings: | At the call of the chairperson. |
| Office Hours: | Tuesday 6:00pm - 7:30pm & Saturday 10:30am - 12:00pm. |
| Email: | admin.hunter.river@gmail.com |
| Website: | http://hunterriverpei.com |
| Aerial Photographs |
Aerial photography courtesy of AirScapes. All aerial photographs are available for sale, as prints or slides; please contact AirScapes for details. You can also see a complete list of aerial photographs of the Island.
  | Dairy Farm 500 x 280 - 43K 711 x 399 - 93K |  | Dairy Farm 500 x 280 - 46K 711 x 399 - 98K |
 | Hunter River 500 x 367 - 51K 708 x 520 - 80K |
| Community Photographs |
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. .
 | Harmony House Credit: (c) 2010 Province of PEI 500 x 375 - 132K 1024 x 768 - 341K |  | Central Queens Elementary Credit: 2007 Province of Prince Edward Island 640 x 428 - 204K 1024 x 685 - 499K |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of Hunter River |
Maps
You can use our interactive maps to
display maps of Hunter River and area.
Click on the map link:
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Driving Distances and Times
To find driving distances and times from other locations, consult the distance chart for Hunter River.
| Statistical Information |
The PEI Community Accounts has information about Hunter River. Community Accounts provides a comprensive source of community, regional, and provincial data on social, environmental and economic topics
Information courtesy of Community Accounts
Hunter River falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Hunter River. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Hunter River census subdivision for the following categories:
Education,Ethnicity,Family,Income,Labour Force,Population, and Shelter.
Information courtesy Statistics Canada.
| History of the Name |
The official history of the geographic name Hunter River (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Hunter River (Village) was incorporated in 1974.Status changed to Community by the Municipalities Act in 1983. Contains the Locality of Hunter River.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
