Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island

Skinners Pond is a rural unincorporated

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in Prince County,

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. It is located northwest of the town of

Tignish Tignish is a Canadian town located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is located approximately northwest of the city of Summerside, and northwest of the city of Charlottetown. It has a population of 719. The name "Tignish" is derive ...

in the township of Lot 1, near the northwestern tip of the province. The primary industries for the area are agriculture and fishing. Skinners Pond traces its name to a small lake of the same name. Originally the settlement was called Skinner Pond, however it was changed to Skinners Pond in 1966; note that there is no

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in the name. The exact population of Skinners Pond is unavailable as its population is amalgamated under the township of Lot 1 (2001 pop. 1,900). Skinners Pond is probably best known as the boyhood home of Canadian musician

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, who was adopted and raised by a family on a local farm. Communities in Prince County, Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-geo-stub