Abram-Village is a rural municipality in

Prince County Prince County is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which creates the narrowest portion of Prince Edward Island's landmass, an isthmus ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

, Canada. It is located in the township of Lot 15, approximately 27 kilometers west of the city of Summerside. Located in the "Evangeline Region", a collection of Francophone

Acadian The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the de ...

communities in the central part of Prince County, Abram-Village is famous for its Acadian Festival during late August and early September. The

Commission scolaire de langue française The Commission scolaire de langue française is a school district in Abram-Village, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The Commission scolaire de langue française is a Francophone district operating 6 public schools (gr. 1–12) across the province. ...

, which administers the province's six French public schools, is headquartered in Abram-Village. The community is home to the

Western Red Wings The Western Red Wings (officially the Arsenault's Fish Mart Western Red Wings due to sponsorship reasons) are a Canadian Junior B ice hockey team located in Abrams Village, Prince Edward Island. They play in the Island Junior Hockey League. Nat ...

of the

Island Junior Hockey League The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. History Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Jun ...

History

The community is named after Abraham Arsenault, the first settler who came to the township in the 1820s. Originally named "Abram's Village" it was officially renamed to "Abram-Village" on April 3, 201

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, Abram-Village had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

Communities in Prince County, Prince Edward Island Rural municipalities in Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-geo-stub