Prince Edward County, Ontario

Prince Edward
Prince Edward
Single-tier municipality
	County of Prince Edward
	Coordinates: 44°00′N 77°15′W / 44.000°N 77.250°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Settled	1792
Incorporated	1998
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Steve Ferguson
• Federal riding	Bay of Quinte
• Prov. riding	Bay of Quinte
Area
• Land	1,050.45 km2 (405.58 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	24,735
• Density	24.0/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	K0K
Area code	613 / 343
Website	www.thecounty.ca

Prince Edward County (PEC) is a county in southern Ontario, Canada. Its coastline on Lake Ontario’s northeastern shore is known for Sandbanks Provincial Park, sand beaches, and limestone cliffs. The Regent Theatre, a restored Edwardian Opera House, sits at the heart of the town of Picton on the Bay of Quinte. Nearby Macaulay Heritage Park highlights local history through its 19th-century buildings. In 2016, Prince Edward County had a census population of 24,735. Prince Edward County is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.

^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Prince Edward County, City [Census subdivision], Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

[census2016-1] "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Prince Edward County, City [Census subdivision], Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

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