Harper is a Canadian

Canada

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 rural community located in western Prince County

Prince County, Prince Edward Island

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...

, Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

.

Among other roads, Harper is located on Route 158, which runs from Route 2 (Tignish

Tignish

Tignish is a fishing community located in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located approximately NW of the city of Summerside, and NW of Charlottetown...

) to Route 156

Route 156 (Prince Edward Island)

Palmer Road, labeled Route 156, is a 2-lane collector highway in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is between the communities of Tignish and Miminegash. Its maximum speed limit is 80 km/h. The road is considered part of two larger communities, Tignish and Miminegash.The...

 (Palmer Road

Palmer Road

-Roads:* Palmer Road, designated as Highway 156, in Canada* Palmer Road, designated as County Road 9 in Yonkers, New York-Canada:* Palmer Road, Prince Edward Island. Located mainly on Highway 155, or Highway 156, among other roads...

).

The second community on Route 158 is Leoville

Leoville, Prince Edward Island

Leoville is a Canadian rural community located on Route 158, 3.50–5.00 miles SW of Tignish in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island....

, which continues to officially exist, although a 1998 civic address reform in Prince Edward Island saw all Leoville addresses consolidated under Harper. Many locals refer to Harper and Leoville as "Harper Road" collectively.

Harper is home to Harper's Brook, a tributary to the Tignish River, which runs from Tignish to DeBlois

Deblois, Prince Edward Island

Deblois is a settlement in Prince Edward Island....

. Harper has a population of approximately 200 residents and traces its name to the explorer William Harper, who inhabited the area during the 19th century. Harper (Settlement) was adopted in the Place Names of Prince Edward Island in 1925 and was changed to Harpers (Settlement) on December 3, 1946, then to Harper (Station) on May 5, 1960. It was changed to its present status as Harper (Locality) on October 23, 1989.http://www.gov.pe.ca/placefinder/index.php3?cgndb=BABHJ&formattype=&city=Harper

List of roads in Harper

• Harper Rd - Route 158
• Gunion Rd
• Spruce Ln
• Pinetree Ln
• Western Rd - Route 2
• Phillip St
• Joe Pete Rd
• Peter Rd - Route 159

See also

• Tignish
  Tignish
  Tignish is a fishing community located in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located approximately NW of the city of Summerside, and NW of Charlottetown...
  
  
• Leoville
  Leoville, Prince Edward Island
  Leoville is a Canadian rural community located on Route 158, 3.50–5.00 miles SW of Tignish in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island....
  
  
• Route 158 (Harper, Leoville)