Charlottetown
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| City of Charlottetown | |||||
An aerial view of downtown Charlottetown
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| Nickname(s): "Birthplace of Confederation" | |||||
| Motto: "Cunabula Foederis" (Latin) "Birthplace of Confederation" |
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 Charlottetown
Charlottetown
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| Coordinates: 46°14′20″N 63°07′45″W / 46.23889°N 63.12917°WCoordinates: 46°14′20″N 63°07′45″W / 46.23889°N 63.12917°W | |||||
| Country | Canada | ||||
| Province | Prince Edward Island | ||||
| County | Queens County | ||||
| Founded | 1764 | ||||
| City | April 17, 1855 | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • City Mayor | Clifford J. Lee | ||||
| • Governing body | Charlottetown City Council | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • City | 44.33 km2 (17.1 sq mi) | ||||
| • Urban | 57.89 km2 (22.35 sq mi) | ||||
| • Metro | 798.54 km2 (308.32 sq mi) | ||||
| Elevation | Sea Level to 49 m (0 to 161 ft) | ||||
| Population (2011) | |||||
| • City | 34,562 | ||||
| • Density | 779.7/km2 (2,019/sq mi) | ||||
| • Urban | 42,602 | ||||
| • Urban density | 735.9/km2 (1,906/sq mi) | ||||
| • Metro | 64,487 | ||||
| • Metro density | 80.8/km2 (209/sq mi) | ||||
| • Change (2006–11) |
 7.4% |
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| • Dwellings | 16,060 | ||||
| Demonym(s) | Charlottetonian, Townie, From Town | ||||
| Time zone | Atlantic (AST) (UTC-4) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | ||||
| Postal code | C1A — E | ||||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||||
| NTS Map | 011L03 | ||||
| GNBC Code | BAARG | ||||
| Website | city.charlottetown.pe.ca/ | ||||
Charlottetown (/ˈʃɑːrləttaʊn/; French pronunciation: [ʃaʁlɔt.tawn]; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Sheàrlot) is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of the United Kingdom, Charlottetown was originally an unincorporated town that incorporated as a city in 1855.
It was famously the site of the Charlottetown Conference in 1864, the first gathering of Canadian and Maritime statesmen to debate the proposed Maritime Union and the more persuasive British North American Union, now known as Canadian Confederation. From this, the city adopted as its motto "Cunabula Foederis" – "Birthplace of Confederation".
The population of Charlottetown in the 2011 census was 34,562; this forms the centre of a census agglomeration of 64,487, which is slightly less than half of the province's population (140,204).
The first European settlers in the area were French; personnel from Fortress Louisbourg founded a settlement in 1720 named Port La Joye on the southwestern part of the harbour opposite the present-day city. This settlement was led by Michel Haché-Gallant, who used his sloop to ferry Acadian settlers from Louisbourg.
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