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Souris, Prince Edward Island
Souris,
a town, is located in Kings County in the
eastern portion of Prince Edward Island, E. of Souris West. Its precise location
is 46'21"N, 62'15"W.
This page is a comprehensive index of all of the information on our website related to
Souris. 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.
MORE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS... there are 12 aerial photographs of Souris in our Aerial Photo Gallery.
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 29 community photographs of Souris in our Photo Gallery.
You can send us your own photos for inclusion here.
Our Festivals and Events listings include
musical, community, agricultural and other events across the Island. To see events information for
Souris, select an event and click GO.
Our Business Directory, a comprehensive
database of Prince Edward Island businesses and organizations, lists
185 businesses in Souris.
InfoPEI is a useful compendium of facts, addresses, pointers to
businesses, governments and organizations and other reference information. To see InfoPEI
information on Souris, select a category and click GO.
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
To see information on facilities in Souris, select a category and click GO.
Maps
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Driving Distances and Times
To find driving distances and times from other locations, consult the
distance chart for
Souris.
Postal Information
The postal code for Souris is C0A 2B0 and the following are rural route addresses for
the community: SOURIS.
For additional information, including postal codes for urban areas, consult
Canada Post.
Electoral District Information
Souris falls in the following Provincial Electoral
Districts: District No. 1. 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
Souris.
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.
Souris falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Souris. We have detailed statistical information available
for the Souris census subdivision for the following categories:
Education,
Ethnicity,
Family,
Income,
Labour Force,
Population, and
Shelter.
Information courtesy Statistics Canada.
The Town was incorporated in 1910 and
has a population of 1248.
Telephone: | (902) 687-2157
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Facsimile: | (902) 687-4426
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Address: | PO Box 628, Souris, PE, C0A 2B0
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Meetings: | Second Monday of the month.
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Office Hours: | Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Email: | town@sourispei.com
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Website: | http://www.sourispei.com/
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You can learn more about Souris, including census, education,
cultural and employment information by reading the Souris 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 Souris (which can
be somewhat technical, we admit):
Souris (Town) was incorporated in 1910.Confirmed in Place Names of PEI, 1925 a nd 7 January 1947 on 11L/8.Changed to Souris (Souris East P.O.-B. de p.)(Town) 7 April 1949 on C. 4419.Name changed to Souris (Town) 8 December 1966 on 11L/ 8. "The reference is to mice, of which there were three plagues here between 1720 a nd 1738."- PN of PEI, 1925.
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada.