Township 1, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 1 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,822. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.970°N, 64.070°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 1 had a population of 2,822: 1,393 male and 1,429 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,822 |
| 1911 | 2,585 |
| 1921 | 2,516 |
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, Township 1 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 2,822 total population, 1,429 females, 1,393 males, 932 single females, 917 single males, 443 families, 441 married females, 440 married males, 55 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 443 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 24,985 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paul | 1833–1904 | died here |
| François-Joseph Buote | 1861–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_1,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_1
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). "Township 1, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-1-pe134001-1901/.