Municipal Statistical Review for Prince Edward Island Municipalities for the Year
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Finance and Municipal Affairs Municipal Statistical Review for Prince Edward Island municipalities for the year 2008/2009 Prepared By: Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning Aubin Arsenault Building 3 Brighton Road Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 Tel: 368-5892 Fax: 368-5526 Message from the Minister __________________________________________ It is my privilege, as Minister of Finance and Municipal Affairs, to present the Municipal Statistical Review for the year of 2008. This review incorporates the statistical information on financial expenditures, population, services offered by municipalities, planning and municipal assessments. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all municipalities for their assistance in completing the required documentation. They provided a great deal of the information in this report, along with Statistics Canada and various government departments. The result of this collaboration is an overview of the services provided by our Island municipalities to residents on a daily basis. I’m sure you will find it to be very informative. You may also find additional resources for municipalities by visiting our departmental website at: http://www.gov.pe.ca/finance/municipalaffairs Wes Sheridan Minister of Finance and Municipal Affairs Table of Contents Statistical Highlights 3 Chart 1: County Population 3 Municipal Fact Sheet 5 Chart 2: Municipal Expenditures 5 Table 1: Commercial and Non-Commercial Tax Rates 6 Chart 3: Comparison of Municipal Administration 6 Chart 4: Municipal Acreage 7 Chart 5: Municipal Populations 7 Municipal Population 8 Table 2: Municipalities by County 9 Map 1: Population by County 10 Table 3: Municipalities with Population Growth Greater Than Five Percent 11 Table 4: Municipalities with Population Decline Greater Than Five Percent 11 Table 5: Municipalities with a Population Change Less Than Five Percent 12 Table 6: Incorporated and Unincorporated Population Comparison 12 Table 7: Estimated Municipality Populations 13 Chart 6: Population in Cities and Towns 14 Chart 7: Population Comparison of Communities 15 Chart 8: Percentage Population Change 16 Map 2: Municipality Census Population 17 Municipal Per Capita Statistics 18 Table 8: Long-Term Debt Per Capita 19 Table 9: Short-Term Borrowing Per Capita 20 Table 10: Administration Costs Per Capita 21 Table 11: Fire Protection Cost Per Capita 22 Table 12: Police Protection Services Cost Per Capita 23 Table 13: Roads, Streets and Other Transportation Costs Per Capita 24 Table 14: Facilities and Public Property Cost Per Capita 25 Table 15: Recreation and Parks Costs Per Capita 26 Table 16: Other Municipal Services Cost Per Capita 27 Municipal Assessments 28 Table 17: 2009 Municipal Assessment Report 29 - 1 - Table 18: 2008 Municipal Assessment Report 31 Table 19: 2007 Municipal Assessment Report 33 Municipal Tax Rates 35 Table 20: 2009 Municipal Taxation Rates 36 Table 21: 2008 Municipal Taxation Rates 37 Table 22: 2007 Municipal Taxation Rates 38 Municipal Revenues and Expenditures 39 Table 23: Municipal Revenues and Expenditures, Summary 40 Table 24: Municipal Surplus/Deficit 41 Chart 9: Revenue 2008, Cities and Towns 42 Chart 10: Revenue 2008, Communities 42 Table 25: 2008 Municipal Revenue Breakdown 43 Chart 11: Expenses 2008, Cities and Towns 44 Chart 12: Expenses 2008, Communities 44 Table 26: 2008 Municipal Expenditure Breakdown 45 Chart 13: Revenue 2007, Cities and Towns 46 Chart 14: Revenue 2007, Communities 46 Chart 15: Expenses 2007, Cities and Towns 47 Chart 16: Expenditures 2007, Communities 47 Chart 17: Revenue 2006, Cities and Towns 48 Chart 18: Revenue 2006, Communities 48 Chart 19: Expenditures 2006, Cities and Towns 49 Chart 20: Expenditures 2006, Communities 49 Municipal Services 50 Table 27: Water and Sewer Services 51 Map 3: Municipal Utility Information 51 Table 28: Road Lengths Measured by Responsibility 52 Map 4: Municipalities with Official Plans 53 Table 29: Number of Acres within Each Municipality 54 - 2 - Statistical Highlights Of the 75 municipalities: • Queens County has the highest number of municipalities in their county at 32, followed by Prince County at 27 and Kings County at 16. • There are 31 municipalities with their own official plans. • There are 26 municipalities offering water and/or sewer services to their residents. • Eight municipalities have responsibility for their own highway/road systems. • The Town of Stratford had the highest percentage increase in population since 2001 at 12.2%, followed by the Community of Union Road and the Town of Kensington at 8.9% and 7.2% respectively. (Statistics Canada, 2006 Census) • The community of Victoria had the highest decrease in population since 2001 at 35.3%, followed by the community of Abram’s Village at 22.2% and Central Bedeque at 19.9% respectively. (Statistics Canada, 2006 Census) • As of the latest census (2006), the total population for Prince Edward Island is 135,851. Of that, the incorporated population for Queens County is 55,553, for Prince County it is 26,287, and for Kings County it is 11,205. These county population figures were the result of a 2006 Government survey of all local municipalities. Chart 1: County Population 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 Population Level 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Prince Queen Kings Incorporated Area Unincorporated Area County Source: Statistics Canada- Census 2006, and 2006 Local Municipal Survey - 3 - • In 2008, the total taxable assessment for commercial property in all municipalities in P.E.I. was approximately $871 million. The total taxable assessment for non-commercial property in all municipalities on P.E.I. was $4.70 billion. • The total municipal tax collected on P.E.I during 2008 was approximately $51.3 million. The total amount of grants-in-lieu of taxes transferred to municipalities in P.E.I. during 2008 was $2.7 million. The amount of unconditional transfers to the municipalities amounted to $7.6 million. • In 2009, the total taxable assessment for commercial property in all municipalities in P.E.I. is approximately $902 million. The total taxable assessment for non-commercial property in municipalities on P.E.I. was $4.79 billion. • The value of the tax to be collected on commercial property for all municipalities in P.E.I during 2009 was approximately $17.0 million. The value of the tax to be collected on non-commercial property for all municipalities in P.E.I. during 2009 was $22.8 million. - 4 - Municipal Fact Sheet Numbers 75 Total Municipalities 31 Municipalities with official plans and bylaws 44 Municipalities without official plans and bylaws 2 Cities 7 Towns 66 Communities 275 Male municipal councillors 120 Female municipal councillors 55 Male Mayors/Chairpersons 20 Female Mayors/Chairpersons Finances 34 municipalities have expenditures that are $50,000 & under during 2008 14 municipalities have expenditures between $50,000 & $100,000 during 2008 17 municipalities have expenditures between $100,000 & $500,000 during 2008 8 municipalities have expenditures between $500,000 & $5,000,000 during 2008 2 municipalities have expenditures $5,000,000 and over during 2008 Chart 2: Municipal Expenditures 40 35 30 25 Number of 20 Municipalities 15 10 5 0 0 0 0 00 00 , 0,00 0 00,00 0, 0 5, 00 >$50,000 $ <$5, 50,000-$100 $ 100,000-$50 $ 500,000- $ Yearly Municipal Expenditures Source: Financial Statements provided by each municipality in calendar year 2008 - 5 - Table 1: Commercial and Non-Commercial Municipal Tax Rates Municipal Tax Rate Number of Number of Municipalities- Municipalities- Commercial Non-Commercial Less than $0.10 14 14 $0.10 > $0.20 20 25 $0.20 > $0.50 14 22 $0.50 > $1.00 17 24 Equal to or over $1.00 10 0 Note: The Municipal Tax Rate is applied as per $100 of assessed property value. Source: Provincial Treasury, Taxation and Property Records – Municipal Assessment Report Administration 21 municipalities spent $0 on administration wages 29 municipalities spent less than $10,000 on administration wages 14 municipalities spent between $10,000 and $50,000 on administration wages 8 municipalities spent over $50,000 on administration wages 3 municipalities did not provide the information Source: Financial Statements provided by each municipality - 6 - Services 14 municipalities have only a sewer system 12 municipalities have both a water and sewer system 8 municipalities own their own roads 23 municipalities have their own streetlights 4 municipalities have a municipal police department 7 municipalities have policing contracts with the RCMP 36 municipalities have bylaws 13 municipalities offer animal control 8 municipalities offer blackfly and/or mosquito control service 50 municipalities provide parks and recreation services and programs Geography & Demographics 23 municipalities are less than 1,000 acres in size 28 municipalities are between 1,000 & 5,000 acres in size 24 municipalities are over 5,000 acres in size 21 municipalities have a population of less than 250 residents 27 municipalities have a population between 250 & 500 residents 15 municipalities have a population between 500 & 1,000 residents 9 municipalities have a population between 1,000 & 5,000 residents 3 municipalities have a population over 5,000 residents * Statistics Canada provided census information for 41 municipalities, while 34 provided their own estimates. Chart 4: Municipal Acreage 30 25 20 Number of 15 Municipalities 10 5 0 > 1,000 1,000-5000 < 5,000 Size (in Acres) Chart 5: Municipal Population 30 25 20 Number of 15 Municipalities 10 5 0 > 250 250-500 500-1,000 1,000-5,000 < 5,000 Population Source: Municipal Directory, Department of Finance and Municipal Affairs - 7 - - 8 - Table 2: Municipalities by County Municipality County Prince Queens Kings Cities Summerside Charlottetown Towns Alberton Cornwall Georgetown Kensington Stratford Montague Souris Communities Abram's Village Afton Annadale-Little Pond-Howe Bay Bedeque Alexandra Brudenell Borden-Carelton Belfast Central Kings Central Bedeque Bonshaw Cardigan Ellerslie-Bideford Brackley Eastern Kings Greenmount-Montrose Breadalbane Lorne Valley Kinkora Crapaud Lower Montague Lady Slipper Clyde River Morell Linkletter Darlington Murray River Lot 11 and Area Grand Tracadie Murray Harbour Malpeque Bay Hampshire Souris West Miminegash Hazelbrook St.