Lot 7, Prince Edward Island

Lot 7
Township
Nickname:  Burton West
Map of Prince Edward Island highlighting Lot 7
Coordinates: 46°44′N 64°21′W
Country	Canada
Province	Prince Edward Island
County	Prince County
Parish	Egmont Parish
Area
• Total	77.09 km^2 (29.76 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	459
• Density	7.3/km^2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	C0B
Area code	902
NTS Map	021I09
GNBC Code	BAEQT

Lot 7 is a township in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lot 7 was awarded to Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet in the 1767 land lottery.[1] It is part of Egmont Parish. Its shores bring in lobster and sea glass. A primarily Irish community.

Communities

Incorporated municipalities:

• none

Civic address communities:

• Burton
• Campbellton
• Cape Wolfe
• Forestview
• Glengarry
• Haliburton
• Knutsford
• Springfield West
• West Cape

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1871	867	—
1881	1,073	+23.8%
1891	1,038	−3.3%
1901	960	−7.5%
1911	864	−10.0%
1921	769	−11.0%
1931	692	−10.0%
1941	739	+6.8%
2016	459	−37.9%
[2]

References

1. Clark, Andrew Hill (1959). Three Centuries and the Island. Toronto Press. pp. Appendix B.
2. Dominion Bureau of Statistics (1944). Cudmore, S. A. (ed.). Eighth Census of Canada 1941 (Report). Vol. II: Population by Local Subdivisions. Edmond Cloutier, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. p. 55.