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Foxley River, an unincorporated area, is located in Prince County in the western portion of Prince Edward Island, E. of O'Leary. Its precise location is N 46°42', W 64°01'.
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| The Geography of Foxley River |
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| Statistical Information |
Foxley River falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 11. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 11 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 Foxley River (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
Foxley River (Sett.) was adopted 3 December 1946 on 21I/9.Status changed to Locality in 1960 Gazetteer.Status confirmed as a Locality when Foxley River became part of the Community of Lot 11 and Area in 1982. Probably after Henry Fox, first Baron Holland of Foxley.He died in 1774.- PN of PEI, 1925.Samuel Holland named the nearby river after this man in 1765 - Georg. Names of PEI, 1973.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
