Summerside, Prince Edward Island

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The coastal city of Summerside is located on the southwest coast of Prince Edward Island (at the Northumberland Strait).

Summerside is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Summerside lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time.

Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Ohio have communities that are also named Summerside.

At the time of the 2006 StatCan Census, Summerside had a population of 14,500 people^<2>. This is a decrease of 1.05% since the previous Census (with 14,654 people in 2001).

With 14,500 people, Summerside represented 10.67% of the total population of Prince Edward Island, making it the province's 2nd most populous community.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2006 Population	Change Since 2001
	Abrams Village	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	266	22.22% decrease
	Borden - Carleton	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	786	1.5% decrease
	Breadalbane	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	172	1.18% increase
	Central Bedeque	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	149	19.89% decrease
	Crapaud	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	353	7.59% decrease
	Kensington	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,485	7.22% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Summerside.

Websites for Summerside

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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