Miminegash is a

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, Canada. It is located northwest of Alberton and southwest 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 derived ...

. It is part of a small area in Lot 3 known as either the ''St. Louis'', '' Palmer Road'', or ''Miminegash'' area. This area is often associated with Tignish due to the shared

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roots between these areas.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Miminegash 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.

Community

Miminegash is within of the following communities, known collectively as the ''St. Louis–Miminegash'' area. The area was a major source and processing center for Irish Moss harvested locally from the sea. Once processed into

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, it is used as an emulsifier or a source of gloss for things such as ice cream, chocolate milk or lipstick. *St. Louis * Palmer Road *Pleasant View *Roseville *St. Lawrence *Waterford * Skinner's Pond *Palmer Road north *DeBlois *St. Edward

References

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