Population: 576 (2011 census)
Census Profile: Click here.
Location: Clyde River is located in Queen’s County in the central part of Prince Edward Island and just 15 minutes away from the Province’s capital, Charlottetown. PEI is Canada’s smallest province and located in Eastern Canada.
Landscape: Our banners feature the beautiful views of Clyde River. The rolling hills overlooking the river continue to inspire local artists, writers and photographers.
No. of properties: 355
Private dwellings: 215
Land area: 16.05 square kilometers
Population density: 35.9 per square kilometre.
Lot Number: 31
Original Name: Dog River (Changed to Clyde River somewhere around 1864). It was named after the River Clyde in Scotland.
Founding Family Names:
Beer
Bell/Gillespie
Cameron
Darrach
Dixon
Hickox
Hyde
Livingston(e)
MacKinnon
MacLean/McLean
MacLaughlin/McLaughlin
MacNeill
MacNevin
MacPhail
Murray
Scott
No. of businesses currently operating in Clyde River: 27
Points of Interest:
Riverview Community Centre
Murchison Park
Clyde River Presbyterian Church
Clyde River Baptist Church
Stone House
Pet Cemetery
Clyde River Pioneer Cemetery
Clyde River Golf and Country Club
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