Prince County is located in western Prince Edward Island , Canada . The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay , a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence , which creates the narrowest portion of Prince Edward Island's landmass, an isthmus upon which the city of Summerside is located.
4-591: Nail Pond (2006 population: ~250) is a Canadian rural community in Prince County , Prince Edward Island . It is located north of Tignish , near the communities of Skinner's Pond , Ascension , and Peterville . It was founded by a cattle farmer by the name of Glenn Joseph Ellsworth in the early 19th century, and was reformed as an official locality in 2000. Ellsworth, discovered Nail Pond while making his way north from Tignish. He then settled there with his wife and several family members from England who emigrated to
8-482: Is informally augmented by a socio-economic division between the more urban East Prince and rural West Prince , although the line of division generally varies. Much of Prince Edward Island's industrial base is concentrated in the eastern part of the county, with three large frozen French fry manufacturing plants, a potato chip manufacturing plant, and an aerospace industry located at a former air force base. Industrial farming for root crops such as potatoes accounts for
12-521: The area. In November 2024, a Blue whale washed ashore on Nail Pond beach. The whale was buried, but disinterred in 2008. The skeleton of the whale was sent to the University of British Columbia, where it is now on display. 46°58′56.2″N 64°4′1.5″W / 46.982278°N 64.067083°W / 46.982278; -64.067083 ( Nail Pond ) Prince County, Prince Edward Island The geographic division created by Malpeque Bay
16-439: The majority of rural economic activity, followed by fishing for shellfish such as lobster and crab . The county was named by Capt. Samuel Holland in 1765 for George, Prince of Wales , who would later become King George IV (1762–1830). As such, Prince County's shire town was designated as Princetown , but the inferior harbour for Prince Royalty saw the settlement pattern change to give this honour to Summerside. As
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