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Summerside is a city located in Prince County, northwest of Charlottetown in western Prince Edward Island, Canada.
The precise location is 46'23 N, 63'47 W.
Summerside, a 'town', was incorporated in 1877, confirmed in "Place Names of Prince Edward Island" (1925) and August 2, 1944 on "11 L/5". Its status was changed to 'city' and appliction altered by the inclusion of the former "Communities of Wilmot and St. Eleanors" and part of "Sherbrooke" by the 'City of Summerside Act' on April 1, 1995. This was also confirmed June 17, 1996 on "11 L/5". According to an article in 'Star Weekly' dated November 8, 1969, Summerside was once 'Green's Shore'. It was named for Daniel Green, a Loyalist granted land on the south side of Prince Edward Island. His son called their house/inn 'Summerside House'. People began calling the settlement that. Geomatics Canada
Population: 14,654 (+0.9% from 1996)
Land area: 28.36 km²
Population density: 516.7 people/km²
Median age: 38.0 (males: 36.4, females: 39.5)
Total private dwellings: 5,981
Mean household income: $38,688
Canada 2001 Census
Relation to series:
Summerside was the city Anne resided in during her short three year teaching
position at the school. She was the Principal of Summerside High School.
In Anne of Windy Poplars, Summerside was inhabited by a clan of Pringles,
known as 'The Royal Family', and those who weren't Pringles. Everything
was "under their thumb". Non-Pringles were outsiders and treated as
such. Anne had a very difficult time maintaining her stand, for
every decision she made was easily overridden by a clan who had their
own ideas of running things.
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Map of Summerside
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Last updated: January 13, 2007
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