PlaceFinderHOME / Alberton, a town, is located in Prince County in the western portion of Prince Edward Island, SW. of Tignish. Its precise location is 46'49"N, 64'04"W. This page is a comprehensive index of all of the information on our website related to Alberton. You can also search for information on other communities.
Aerial photography courtesy of AirScapes. All aerial photographs are available for sale, as prints or slides; please contact AirScapes for details. You can also see a complete list of aerial photographs of the Island.
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. We are constantly adding to our collection, and welcome your suggestions.
MORE COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHS... there are 10 community photographs of Alberton in our Photo Gallery. You can send us your own photos for inclusion here.
Our Business Directory, a comprehensive database of Prince Edward Island businesses and organizations, lists 120 businesses in Alberton.
InfoPEI is a useful compendium of facts, addresses, pointers to businesses, governments and organizations and other reference information. To see InfoPEI information on Alberton, select a category and click GO.
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual. To see information on facilities in Alberton, select a category and click GO.
Maps You can use our interactive maps to display maps of Alberton and area. Click on any of the links below:
Driving Distances and Times To find driving distances and times from other locations, consult the distance chart for Alberton. Postal Information The postal code for Alberton is C0B 1B0 and the following are rural route addresses for the community: ALBERTON. For additional information, including postal codes for urban areas, consult Canada Post. Electoral District Information Alberton falls in the following Provincial Electoral Districts: District No. 26. For more information, consult Elections PEI.
The following residential and commercial real estate and vacant land is currently listed in the Prince Edward Island MLS system, operated independently by the PEI Real Estate Association. Select any property and click More Information to see the listing from the MLS website, provided by the realtor. For more real estate information, see our interactive real estate map for Alberton.
Please note that while the Government of Prince Edward Island and the PEI Real Estate Association have used their best efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of this information, it is provided as a general reference only. The Government of Prince Edward Island and the PEI Real Estate Association assume no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of the information generated.
Alberton falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Alberton. We have detailed statistical information available
for the Alberton census subdivision for the following categories:
Education,
Ethnicity,
Family,
Income,
Labour Force,
Population, and
Shelter. Information courtesy Statistics Canada.
The Town was incorporated in 1913 and has a population of 1115.
You can learn more about Alberton, including census, education, cultural and employment information by reading the Alberton Community Profile, prepared jointly by by the Federation of PEI Municipalities and Human Resource Development Canada. To read this profile, you'll need the Acrobat Reader, which is available for free download. Information courtesy Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
The official history of the geographic name Alberton (which can be somewhat technical, we admit): Called after Prince Albert. The name was proposed by the Honorable Benjamin Roge rs of Cascumpec shortly after the commencement of the building of the Prince Edw ard Island Railway. (Herbert Clark, Assistant Postmaster, 1905).See also PN of PEI, 1925. Alberton (Town) was incorporated in 1913.Confirmed in Place Names of PEI, 1925 and 3 December 1946 on 21I/16. Information courtesy Geomatics Canada. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
