Kensington, Prince Edward Island

Kensington, Prince Edward Island

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Kensington
nickname = K'town
settlement_type = Town
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pushpin_map_caption = Kensington in Prince Edward Island
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latd= 46.43775
longd= -63.63564
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Prince Edward Island
|subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Prince County
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Barry Campbell
leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
leader_name1 = Rodney Mann
leader_title2 = Councillors
leader_name2 = Bonnie Cole, Mack MacLean, Marvin Mill , Gary Gallant, David Kiff
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1824
established_title_1 = Incorporated
established_date_1 = 1914
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area_total_km2 = 2.26
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 1485
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population_density_km2 = 657.4
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timezone = Atlantic (AST)
utc_offset = -4
timezone_DST = ADT
utc_offset_DST = -3
elevation_m = 35
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website = [http://www.townofkensington.com/ Town of Kensington]
postal_code_type = Canadian Postal code
postal_code = C0B 1M0

area_code = 902
blank_name = Telephone Exchange
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Kensington is a town located 15 kilometres northeast of Summerside in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; As of 2001, the population was 1,385.

The area was first known as Five Lanes End, as roads from five different communities converged at the point. It was renamed Barrett's Cross in 1824 after an early settler that established an inn in the area. In 1862, the town was renamed after Kensington Palace in London and it became a town after the Prince Edward Island Railway's mainline from Charlottetown to Summerside curved through the community.

Kensington today is a service centre for the surrounding farming areas.

External links

* [http://collections.ic.gc.ca/chip/english/home.htm Kensington, P.E.I.]


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