Georgetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Georgetown Royalty was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,123. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3086648. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.197°N, 62.541°W.
Population
In 1901, Georgetown Royalty had a population of 1,123: 584 male and 539 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,056 |
| 1881 | 1,118 |
| 1891 | 1,060 |
| 1901 | 1,123 |
| 1911 | 1,010 |
| 1921 | 884 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Georgetown Royalty shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,123 total population, 584 males, 539 females, 395 single males, 337 single females, 228 families, 165 married males, 164 married females, 37 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 213 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 2,400 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gordon | 1821–1907 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE132001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3086648
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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). "Georgetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/georgetown-royalty-pe132001-1901/.