MorellPrince Edward Island

It grew by 7% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. On Prince Edward Island, this town has 1,422 residents.

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Photo: Neil and Kathy Carey from Edmonton, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

1,422

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

49.6

years · Prince Edward Island’s towns: 43.6

Postsecondary

55%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Morell a good place to live?

Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A). The weak point is walkability (C−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for health. Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most Canadian towns (A).

Morell is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAHazard risk ACost of livingWeakestC⁻Walkability

How Morell grades

Each subject compares Morell with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Morell is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

Hazard riskIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesAOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →HealthNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB⁻Open →

SchoolsBecause the province publishes no results school by school, towns on Prince Edward Island aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Morell stand out

The 3 things Morell does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.8 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $224,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Hazard risk

Better than 89%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morell.

Schools

Morell’s teenagers travel 88 km to the nearest high school

2schools within 3 km

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 80 km off, higher than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (56 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Morell Consolidated SchoolIn MorellElementary	Elementary	–	English public

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Schools within 3 km	Morell	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Nearest secondary school	88 km	76 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	80 km	56 km	0.5 km

88 km

to the nearest secondary school

80 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageMorell’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school2 elementary schools Language0 of 2 teach in French · 0% of schools on Prince Edward Island Questions“What schools are there in Morell?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Why no schools grade on Prince Edward Island? The province publishes no results school by school.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Morell is graded an A for hazard risk

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Shared with the rest of the Prince Edward Island Health Region: radon tests

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 3.5% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. 2 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action - Government of Prince Edward Island. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Morell as in most places, at $0.017 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Morell3.5%

Prince Edward Island’s towns3.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Morell	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3.5%	3.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.017	$0.020	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageMorell’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Flood2 flood studies on record Earthquakes$0.017 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon3.5% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Morell costs 14% of household income, less than in Prince Edward Island’s towns or Canadian towns

$224,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

Owners make up 93% of households. 8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (18%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Morell$224,000

Prince Edward Island$288,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Morell	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	11%	18%
Households owning their home	93%	86%	74%

$650

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$636

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageMorell’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$650 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $224,000, against the median household income Owners and renters93% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Trips to work from Morell take longer than from Prince Edward Island’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Morell	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Average trip	31 min	23 min	26 min

$78,500

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

23%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMorell’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to150 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Charlottetown

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Climate

Winters are mild in Morell: January nights hold at −9.9°C, above Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canadian towns

23.4°CJuly afternoons

Snow totals 285 cm over the year, about level with Prince Edward Island’s towns (285 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The frost-free season runs from 28 May to 19 October, 143 days. Summer highs in Morell reach 23.4°C in July. January is the snowiest month, with 73 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.0°C

Spring7.1°C

Summer21.8°C

Autumn13.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Morell	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Snowfall a year	285 cm	285 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	23.4°C	23.7°C	25.5°C
January night low	−9.9°C	−11.4°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,116 mm	1,136 mm	883 mm

285 cm

of snow a year

143

frost-free days, 28 May to 19 Oct

141

days with precipitation a year

Full pageMorell’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.4°C, January lows −9.9°C Rain and snow1,116 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow285 cm of snow a year Weather station23 km to the station · St. Peters/Monticello

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St. Peters/Monticello)

Outdoors

Prince Edward Island National Park lies 0.5 km beyond Morell’s edge

8.9%of the land within 10 km protected

OpenStreetMap shows 6 walking routes nearby, including the Confederation Trail (all spurs) and Confederation Trail - Tignish to Elmira. A provincial park, Brudenell Provincial Park, lies 12 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 8.9% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. CPCAD lists 39 protected areas within 10 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Morell8.9%

Prince Edward Island’s towns4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Morell	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	8.9%	4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	18	7	4

0.5 km

to Prince Edward Island National Park

12 km

to Brudenell Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageMorell’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas39 protected areas within 10 km · Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 24)National & provincial parks0.5 km to a national park · Prince Edward Island National Park Footpaths & routes6 named routes · Confederation Trail (all spurs)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Who lives here

Older residents shape Morell: 24% are 65 or over, above Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canadian towns

49.6median age

Visible minorities make up 0.8% of the population, below Prince Edward Island’s towns (3.4%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Immigrants make up 5.8% of residents, between Prince Edward Island’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

MorellPrince Edward IslandCanada

Prince Edward IslandCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree17%

Postsecondary qualification55%

Women and men · all residents

50.2% of Morell’s residents are women

Here the census found 600 men and 605 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Morell
	Morell	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Under 15	15%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	63%	64%
65+	24%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	17%	14%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	55%	61%	56%

Full pageMorell’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages49.6 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households515 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants6% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Prince Edward Island and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

In Morell, November normally means 7°C afternoons and 1°C nights

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −5°C. November usually brings some 21 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 114 mm of rain and snow. Also worth knowing: at the extremes, July afternoons reach 23°C and February nights −11°C.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December2°C

January−2°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−1°C	−8°C	277 mm
Spring	7°C	−1°C	243 mm
Summer	22°C	13°C	258 mm
Autumn	13°C	6°C	338 mm

1°C

a normal November night

114 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageMorell’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest February

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St. Peters/Monticello); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Cardigan, which takes in Morell, is held by Kent MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada)

Locally, Morell is run as a fire district.

Full pageMorell’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁺

Morell’s public library is Morell Public Library

From the centre of Morell, it is 4.1 km away.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong3.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HealthHealth B⁻

The nearest hospital is 26 km from the average home in Morell

51%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Prince Edward Island, 51% against 51%. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.3 and men at 79.1.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Morell51%

Prince Edward Island’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Morell	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Very good or excellent health	51%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	81.2	81.2	81.5

26 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

26 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Getting careA pharmacy 26 km away on average Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.3, men 79.1 Conditions and habits17% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Prince Edward Island health region

SafetySafety B⁻

Morell is graded a B− for safety

62Crime Severity Index

No police detachment reports under Morell’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

Violent incidents in its police area came to 14.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Prince Edward Island’s towns (10.1) and Canadian towns (12). The force’s area logs 28 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Three Rivers detachment area, Morell included.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202360

202454

202571

2023–2025	Morell	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Violent crime	14.4	10.1	12
Property crime per 1,000	28	19.4	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	82	54	86
Crime Severity Index	62	47	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMorell’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety62 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Morell’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Morell safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

History

Morell has 1 historic place on the registers

1historic place

Homes from before 1961 make up 26% of the stock, higher than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

St. Peters Harbour Lighthouse 1878

1878

oldest construction date on the record

26%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Morell	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Homes built before 1961	26%	21%	18%

Full pageMorell’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes26% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Morell have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Morell

15pages on Morell

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 62 Housing & costAHomes 2.8 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 81.2 in its region Work & commuteC⁺55% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors8.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Prince Edward Island National Park and 3 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Morell; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

National park · Parks CanadaPrince Edward Island National Park26 km west

ChurchSt. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica35 km southwest

CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedral35 km southwest

FortSkmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst38 km southwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Prince Edward Island National Park: Rick McCharles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica: SoftwareSimian (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Peter's Cathedral: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst: MTLskyline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Morell

3 notable people were born in Morell.

See all 3 →

Joe McGuireCanadian politician · born 1944

Cletus DunnCanadian politician · born 1948

Francis O'BrienCanadian politician · 1927–2020

About Morell

Town in Prince Edward Island

TownRatings counts Morell as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality on Prince Edward Island; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,422 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Prince Edward Island
Census division: Kings
Census subdivision: 1101043

Morell’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

East River, Part 1Morell

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Morell	1,422	—	—	A	B⁻	B⁻
East River, Part 1	2,657	16	B⁺	C⁺	A⁻	B⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Morell

Who are the people of Morell?

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 6% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Morell?

Single-detached houses make up 91% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments.

Has Morell grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,126 to 1,209 residents (up 7.4%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,422.

Is Morell a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 49.6, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 15% of residents; over-65s, 24%.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).