Charlottetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Charlottetown Royalty was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 12,080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.263°N, 63.135°W.
Population
In 1901, Charlottetown Royalty had a population of 12,080: 5,681 male and 6,399 female residents. Population density was 933.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 8,807 |
| 1881 | 11,485 |
| 1891 | 11,373 |
| 1901 | 12,080 |
| 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Charlottetown Royalty, 1911 (7.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Charlottetown Royalty shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 2,296 |
| Number of females | 6,399 |
| Number of males | 5,681 |
| Number of married females | 1,845 |
| Number of married males | 1,837 |
| Number of single females | 4,018 |
| Number of single males | 3,673 |
| Number of widowed females | 535 |
| Number of widowed males | 171 |
| POP F | 6,399 |
| POP M | 5,681 |
| POP TOT | 12,080 |
| Total population | 12,080 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,229 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 7,000 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 7,000 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 2,296 |
| HOUSES | 2,229 |
| MARRIED F | 1,845 |
| MARRIED M | 1,837 |
| SINGLE F | 4,018 |
| SINGLE M | 3,673 |
| WIDOWED F | 535 |
| WIDOWED M | 171 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/charlottetown-royalty-pe136001-1901/.