{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Miminegash |official_name = |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = Rural municipality |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |city_logo = |citylogo_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = PEI |pushpin_label_position = none |pushpin_map_caption = Miminegash in Prince Edward Island |pushpin_mapsize = 220 |coordinates = {{coord|46.880|-64.229|region:CA-PE|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Canada |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Prince Edward Island |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Prince County |subdivision_type3 = Parish |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = Lot |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Chairperson |leader_name = Audrey Callaghan |leader_title1 = Councillors |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = CAO |leader_name2 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = AST |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = ADT |utc_offset_DST = |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = Canadian postal code |postal_code = |area_code = 902 |blank_name = Telephone Exchange |blank_info = |blank1_name = NTS Map |blank1_info = |blank2_name = GNBC Code |blank2_info = |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Miminegash''' is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada.<ref name=MuniDirectory>{{cite web | url=https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/municipal_directory.pdf | title=Municipal Councils and Contact Information | publisher=Government of Prince Edward Island | date=January 27, 2017 | access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref> It is located {{convert|8|mi|km}} northwest of Alberton and {{convert|11|mi|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.
== Demographics == {{stack|{{Historical populations | title = Federal census population history of Miminegash | type = Canada | align = right | width = | state = | shading = | percentages = |1971|417 |1976|329 |1981|304 |1986|288 |1991|249 |1996|210 |2001|188 |2006|176 |2011|173 |2016|148 |2021|148 | footnote = | source = Statistics Canada<br/><ref name=1971census>{{cite book | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-702-1971.pdf | title=1971 Census of Canada | series=Population | volume=Census Subdivisions (Historical) | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971 | date=July 1973 | accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-805-1976.pdf | title=1976 Census of Canada: Population - Geographic Distributions | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=June 1977 | accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS94-905-1981.pdf | title=1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=May 1992 | accessdate=February 2, 2021}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS92-101-1987.pdf | title=1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=September 1987 | accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-304-1992.pdf | title=91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 1992 | accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-357-1997.pdf | title=96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 1997 | accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&SR=1&S=1&O=A&PR=11 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Prince Edward Island) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 15, 2012 | accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=11 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Prince Edward Island) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 20, 2021 | accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=11 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Prince Edward Island) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=July 25, 2021 | accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2016census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=11 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Prince Edward Island) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2021census/> }}}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Miminegash had a population of {{val|148|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|66|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|74|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:148-148}}|148|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|148|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.88|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|148|1.88|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000211 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Prince Edward Island | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 3, 2022}}</ref>
== Community == Miminegash is within {{convert|5|mi|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. *St. Louis *Palmer Road *Pleasant View *Roseville *St. Lawrence *Waterford *Skinner's Pond *Palmer Road north *DeBlois *St. Edward
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