Place:Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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NameKings
Alt namesKingssource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCounty
Located inPrince Edward Island, Canada
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Cardigan
Georgetown
Montague
Morell
Murray Harbour
Murray River
Souris
Unknown
Bay Fortune
Brooklyn
East Point
Little Pond
Little Sands
New Perth
Rollo Bay
Souris West
St. Charles
St. Georges
St. Peters
Sturgeon
Valleyfield
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Kings County (2021 population 18,327) is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.

It is the province's smallest, most rural and least-populated county. Kings County is also least dependent upon the agriculture industry compared with the other two counties, while being more heavily dependent on the fishery and forest industry. Comparatively large parts of the county are still forested and it hosts the province's largest sawmill. The only heavy industry, aside from forestry and industrial farming, is a small shipyard, although secondary manufacturing has been established in recent years.

The county was named by Capt. Samuel Holland in 1765 for King George III (1738–1820). As such, Kings County's shire town is Georgetown. The largest town is Three Rivers.

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