With 10,927 people at the 2021 Census, Stratford ranks 3rd among the 94 municipalities of Prince Edward Island. Web design in Stratford works best when the site answers the questions local customers actually ask. Our team designs your website for CA$119 a month: hosting, email on your domain and daily backups included, with no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
Stratford, PE: the place behind the numbers
With 9,711 residents in 2016 and 10,927 in 2021, Stratford keeps gaining households that look for local services online first. A clear page per service helps them find you.
With 18.9% of residents under 15, a lot of local spending is decided by parents comparing options on their phones in the evening. Short pages, clear prices and a quick contact form suit that.
Who is in business in Stratford
In June 2026, Statistics Canada counted 351 businesses with employees in Stratford. Compared with Prince Edward Island as a whole, these sectors have a larger presence:
- Clinics, dentists, physiotherapists and other health offices, 28 in Stratford: the site should show the treatments offered and the practitioners and their credentials.
- Professional services such as accountants, lawyers and engineers, 45 in Stratford: the site should show the services and who they are for and office address and hours.
- Cleaning, landscaping and other business support services, 20 in Stratford: the site should show the services and areas covered and insurance details.
- Home builders and renovators, 23 in Stratford: the site should show licences, insurance and warranty details and how a quote request works.
- Real estate agents and property managers, 24 in Stratford: the site should show a valuation request form and their contact details.
Small firms dominate: 62.7% had fewer than five employees.
The jobs residents hold are mostly in health care and social assistance (16.5%), public administration (14.6%) and retail trade (12.1%).
Stratford and the surrounding area
Within a short drive of Stratford: Alexandra (4.5 km), Charlottetown (4.8 km) and Hazelbrook (6.3 km). Stratford is part of Queens County. Statistics Canada places it in the Charlottetown census agglomeration. If you work in Alexandra or Johnstons River as well, the site can say so on a service area page.
Next to Stratford, Alexandra counted 252 people in 2021, with a median household income of $89,000. In Alexandra, 85.0% of households own their home; in Stratford, 70.9%.
Who your customers are in Stratford
Most workers (95.9%) commute by car, truck or van. Drivers search on the way, so your address should open in a map with one tap.
Recent arrivals (2016 to 2021) are 7.0% of the population. Newcomers to Stratford find local services by searching.
In May 2021, 18.9% of working residents in Stratford worked at home. Daytime visitors to your site are common, so keep hours up to date.
Stratford by the numbers
Households in Stratford reported a median total income of $91,000 in 2020, above the Prince Edward Island median of $73,500. The census counted 4,307 households in Stratford, and 70.9% of them own their home. Spread over 23 square kilometres, Stratford has a density of 482.0 residents per square kilometre. Half of the residents of Stratford are older than 40.4; across Prince Edward Island, that line is 44.0.
Stratford: more from the census
- Households in row houses: 3.6%
- Adults 25 to 64 with a college diploma: 26.8%
- Households in buildings of 5+ storeys: 0.7%
- Households of couples with children: 31.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificate holders: 4.3%
- Mean commuting time: 17.3 minutes
How Stratford compares with Prince Edward Island
Commuters who drive: 95.9% in Stratford, against 92.4% across Prince Edward Island. On renting, Stratford (29.0%) compares with 31.0% for the province as a whole. On local roots, Stratford (58.4%) compares with 65.3% for the province as a whole.
Stratford since 2016
Stratford added 1,216 residents between the last two censuses (12.5%). Across Prince Edward Island, the population grew 8.0% over the same period.
Running a business website from Stratford: the rules
Some homework for Stratford businesses before the website goes live:
- Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
- Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau
This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.
How the CA$119 plan works
Since 2008, Aria has been setting up websites, domains and business email for small companies. Nothing needs to happen in person: you send what you have by email and see the whole website on a temporary link before it goes live.
- Answer the short sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; the rest goes by email.
- You get a temporary link within 3 business days, so you can click through every page and ask for changes by email.
- Approve the site and pay the first month: only then does it go live on your domain.
After it goes live, hosting, SSL and daily backups are on our side, and the changes you email in are included.
- A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
- Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
- Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
Web design in Stratford: frequent questions
Who keeps the website up to date?
Send the new details by email and we update the pages; it is included in the CA$119 plan.
Does the site look right on a mobile?
Yes. The layout adapts to phones, tablets and computers, and every page keeps the contact form and your details.
Do we need to meet?
We work online from start to finish. Logo, photos and texts come by email, and you approve the site on a temporary link.
How long until my website is ready?
The first version is ready within 3 business days, on a temporary link. Going live on your domain comes after your approval and the first payment.
Do I need a domain already?
If you have one, keep it: we point it to the website. If not, say so in the sign-up and we sort out the options with you by email.
My customers come from Alexandra and Charlottetown as well. Can I say so?
Of course. A service area page can name Alexandra, Charlottetown, Hazelbrook and any other place you work in; email us the list and we add it.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
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- Census figures for Stratford: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, data tables 98-10-0002 to 98-10-0458. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Employer businesses in Stratford and Prince Edward Island: Statistics Canada, tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174 (Canadian Business Counts, June 2026).
- Distances to nearby places are straight-line, between points of the Canadian Geographical Names Database (Natural Resources Canada); contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Place names inside Stratford: Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.