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Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island
Wood Islands,
an unincorporated area, is located in Queens County in the
central portion of Prince Edward Island, SW. of Murray River. Its precise location
is 45'58"N, 62'45"W.
This page is a comprehensive index of all of the information on our website related to
Wood Islands. You can also search for
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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 Business Directory, a comprehensive
database of Prince Edward Island businesses and organizations, lists
14 businesses in Wood Islands.
InfoPEI is a useful compendium of facts, addresses, pointers to
businesses, governments and organizations and other reference information. To see InfoPEI
information on Wood Islands, select a category and click GO.
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
To see information on facilities in Wood Islands, select a category and click GO.
Maps
You can use our interactive maps to
display maps of Wood Islands and area. Click on any of the links below:
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Driving Distances and Times
To find driving distances and times from other locations, consult the
distance chart for
Wood Islands.
Postal Information
The postal code for Wood Islands is C0A 1B0 and the following are rural route addresses for
the community: BELLE RIVER RR 1.
For additional information, including postal codes for urban areas, consult
Canada Post.
Electoral District Information
Wood Islands falls in the following Provincial Electoral
Districts: District No. 6. 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
Wood Islands.
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.
Wood Islands falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 62. We have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 62 census subdivision for the following categories:
Education,
Ethnicity,
Family,
Income,
Labour Force,
Population, and
Shelter.
Information courtesy Statistics Canada.
The official history of the geographic name Wood Islands (which can
be somewhat technical, we admit):
Wood Islands East (Sett.) was adopted 25 April 1946 on 11L/2. Confirmed 8 November 1948 on c. 4404.Status changed to Locality in 1960 Gazetteer.Name changed to Wood Islands (Sett.) 21 November 1966 on 11E/15. Wood Islands North (Sett.) was adopted 6 May 1947 on C. 4405 at 46 00 -62 46.Status changed to Post Office in 1960 Gazetteer. Name changed to Wood Islands (Sett.) and moved to 45 59 - 62 45 (as shown on 11E/15, ed. 2) 4 January 1967 on 11E/15. Application of Wood Islands (Sett.) was altered 18 January 1972 on 11E/15 to 45 58 - 62 45.Status changed to Locality when Wood Islands became part of the Community of Belfast in 1972.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada.