PlaceFinderHOME / 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 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.
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 You can use our interactive maps to display maps of Souris 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 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.
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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
