The town of Stratford on Prince Edward Island, is located across the Hillsborough Bridge from Charlottetown, the provincial capital. Stratford is home to about 8000 residents, and includes the communities of Bunbury, Rosebank, Kinlock, Keppoch, and Southport. Stratford has been experiencing rapid growth since the late 1970s, and this continues today with the constant addition of new subdivisions, and new home construction, as well as a modern new town hall and community centre.

Stratford is Prince Edward Island's third largest community.