Charlottetown & Royalty, C, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Charlottetown & Royalty, C was a city in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 11,203. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2127. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.243°N, 63.130°W.
Population
In 1911, Charlottetown & Royalty, C had a population of 11,203: 5,145 male and 6,058 female residents. Population density was 1024.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 11,203 |
| 1921 | 12,347 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Charlottetown, City & Royalty, 1901 (7.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Charlottetown & Royalty, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 11,203 total population, 7,000 area in acres, 6,058 females in the population, 5,145 males in the population, 3,669 single (never-married) females, 3,113 single (never-married) males, 2,332 families, 1,869 married males, 1,836 married females, 1,024.04 population per square mile, 539 widowed females, 154 widowed males, 12 females with marital status not given, 10.94 area in square miles, 9 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated females. 12,080 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 3,829 persons of British origin (English), 3,290 persons of British origin (Irish), 2,951 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 604 persons of French origin, 67 persons of German origin, 39 persons of Greek origin, 36 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Chinese origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. 72 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 36 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 4,859 Roman Catholics, 2,295 Presbyterians, 2,046 Methodists, 1,124 Anglicans (Church of England), 640 Baptists, 257 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 105 Salvation Army adherents, 51 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 35 Jews, 30 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Disciples of Christ, 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2,283 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 12 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lemuel Cambridge Owen | 1822–1912 | born and died here |
| Andrew Archibald MacDonald | 1829–1912 | died here |
| James-Charles McDonald | 1840–1912 | died here |
| Louis Henry Davies Canadian politician and 6th Chief Justice of Canada (1845-1924) | 1845–1924 | born here |
| Charles Dalton | 1850–1933 | died here |
| Alexander Bannerman Warburton | 1852–1929 | born and died here |
| Sir Joseph Pope | 1854–1926 | born here |
| Benjamin Charles Prowse | 1862–1930 | died here |
| James Andrew Joseph McKenna | 1862–1919 | born here |
| D. A. (Donald Alexander) MacKinnon | 1863–1928 | died here |
| John Stanfield | 1868–1934 | born here |
| Walter Maxfield Lea | 1874–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE141024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2127
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottetown
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottetown
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). "Charlottetown & Royalty, C, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/charlottetown-royalty-c-pe141024-1911/.