Hunter River, Prince Edward Island

Hunter River, Prince Edward Island
Community

Hunter River in Prince Edward Island

Coordinates: 46°21′18″N 63°20′56″W / 46.35497°N 63.34897°W / 46.35497; -63.34897
Country Canada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Queens County
Parish Greenville Parish
Township Lot 23
Incorporated 1974
Community 1983
Government
  CAO Desi Nantes
Area
  Total 2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2)
Population (2006)
  Total 319
  Density 136/sq mi (52.5/km2)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Canadian Postal code C0A 1N0
Area code(s) 902
Telephone Exchanges 621, 964
NTS Map 011L06
GNBC Code BAEKC
Website Community Website

Hunter River Coordinates: 46°21′0″N 63°21′0″W / 46.35000°N 63.35000°W / 46.35000; -63.35000 is a community located in Queens County in central Prince Edward Island just south-west of North Rustico. It is situated on the Hunter River.

It has been suggested that Hunter River is represented in the works of Lucy Maud Montgomery as Bright River in the fictional region of Avonlea.[1]

James Charles McGuigan, who became Archbishop of Toronto and a Cardinal, was born in Hunter River.

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