Township 20, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 20 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 774. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.453°N, 63.549°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 20 had a population of 774: 404 male and 370 female residents. Population density was 25.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,245 |
| 1881 | 1,419 |
| 1891 | 1,325 |
| 1901 | 1,231 |
| 1911 | 774 |
| 1921 | 585 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 20 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 19,251 area in acres, 774 total population, 404 males in the population, 370 females in the population, 269 single (never-married) males, 216 single (never-married) females, 144 families, 123 married males, 122 married females, 32 widowed females, 30.08 area in square miles, 25.73 population per square mile, 11 widowed males, 1 legally separated males. 1,231 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 412 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 277 persons of British origin (English), 71 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 436 Presbyterians, 234 Anglicans (Church of England), 79 Roman Catholics, 19 Methodists, 6 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 144 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Hughes | 1876–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE141001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259882
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_20,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_20_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Township 20, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-20-pe141001-1911/.