In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, O'Leary had a population of 876 people living in 373 of its 402 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 815. With a land area of 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 478.7/km2 (1,239.8/sq mi) in 2021.[17]
Economy
The community's economy is tied to the potato farming industry. O'Leary is home to the Canadian Potato Museum.[18]
Stores and Services
The O'Leary Town Complex, at 18 Community Street[19] includes a volunteer fire department and a library. The fire department was started in about 1939 by a group of citizens[20] and currently has approximately 30 members.[20]
The O'Leary Farmer's Co-op is the town's main grocery store, located at 500 Main Street[21] and typically open all week.[22] Other shops in this community include a PharmaChoice, a Home Hardware, O'LearyAutoParts, a Castle Building Centre, and a MedicineShoppe.[21]
^"O'Leary". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
^Threads of the Past: A History of O'Leary, Prince Edward Island, 1837-1992. O'Leary Women's Institute. 1993.
^"Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961". 1961 Census of Canada(PDF). Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 8 March 1963. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^"Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971". 1971 Census of Canada(PDF). Population. Vol. Census Subdivisions (Historical). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. July 1973. Retrieved 2 February 2022.