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Rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miminegash is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[1] It is located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Alberton and 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Tignish. 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 Acadian roots between these areas.
Miminegash | |
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Coordinates: 46.880°N 64.229°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Prince Edward Island |
County | Prince County |
Government | |
• Chairperson | Audrey Callaghan |
Time zone | AST |
• Summer (DST) | ADT |
Area code | 902 |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Miminegash had a population of 148 living in 66 of its 74 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 148. With a land area of 1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 78.7/km2 (203.9/sq mi) in 2021.[12]
Miminegash is within 5 miles (8.0 km) 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 carrageenan, it is used as an emulsifier or a source of gloss for things such as ice cream, chocolate milk or lipstick.
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