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PRíÜ=^ååì~ä=pí~íáëíáÅ~ä=oÉîáÉï P hÉó=c~Åíë=^Äçìí=mêáåÅÉ=bÇï~êÇ=fëä~åÇ Land area ..............................5,684 sq. km (1,404,547 acres) Total area of farms....................... 2,509 sq. km (619,885 acres) Population (July 1, 2008, preliminary) ........................... 139,818 2006 Census count (May 16, 2006) ............................ 135,851 Number of households (2006 Census) .......................... 53,135 Urban population (2006 Census) ............................... 61,721 Rural population (2006 Census) .............................. 76,906 mêçîáåÅá~ä=cä~Ö Farm population (2006 Census) ............................... 5,295 qÜÉ=ÇÉëáÖå=çÑ=íÜÉ=mêáåÅÉ=bÇï~êÇ=fëä~åÇ=cä~Ö Non-farm population (2006 Census) ............................ 130,556 áë=ãçÇÉääÉÇ=~ÑíÉê=íÜÉ=`ç~í=çÑ=^êãë=áå êÉÅí~åÖìä~ê=ëÜ~éÉ=~åÇ=áë=ÄçêÇÉêÉÇ=çå=íÜÉ Francophone population (2006 Census) .......................... 5,665 íÜêÉÉ=ëáÇÉë=~ï~ó=Ñêçã=íÜÉ=ã~ëí=Äó=~äíÉêå~íÉ Ä~åÇë=çÑ=êÉÇ=~åÇ=ïÜáíÉK Population density per sq. km (2006 Census) ..................... 24 Counties and their populations (2006 Census count, May 16, 2006): Kings County (area: 1,684 sq. km) ..................................................................... 18,608 Queens County (area: 2,020 sq. km) ................................................................... 72,744 Prince County (area: 1,980 sq. km) ..................................................................... 44,499 Population of selected Island communities (2006 Census): Cities: Charlottetown (incorp.1855) ................................. 32,174 Summerside (incorp.1877) .................................. 14,500 Towns: Cornwall (incorp.1995) ..................................... 4,677 Stratford (incorp.1995) ..................................... 7,083 Georgetown (incorp.1912) ................................... 634 Population by Federal Electoral Districts: Cardigan....................................................... 35,067 Egmont........................................................ 34,815 Charlottetown................................................... 32,175 Malpeque ...................................................... 33,795 mêçîáåÅá~ä=cäçïÉê Population by Census Agglomeration (CA): qÜÉ=i~ÇóÛë=päáééÉê=ï~ë=~ÇçéíÉÇ=~ë Charlottetown................................................... 58,625 íÜÉ=éêçîáåÅá~ä=ÑäçïÉê=çå=^éêáä=ORI NVQTK=qÜÉ=çêÅÜáÇ=ÖÉíë=áíë=å~ãÉ=Ñêçã Summerside.................................................... 16,150 íÜÉ=ëÜ~éÉ=çÑ=áíë=éÉí~äëI=ïÜáÅÜ=Ñçêã=~ éçìÅÜ=ëçãÉïÜ~í=äáâÉ=~=ëäáééÉêK PRíÜ=^ååì~ä=pí~íáëíáÅ~ä=oÉîáÉï Q Government: Last provincial election.................................. May 28, 2007 Next provincial election................................ October 3, 2011 Members of the Legislative Assembly: Liberal..................................................... 24 Progressive Conservative...................................... 3 Members of Parliament: Liberal................................ 4 Senators: Liberal .......................................... 3 Conservative ..................................... 1 Selected Vital Statistics (2006): Life expectancy at birth (in years): males