Township 1, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 1 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,585. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.970°N, 64.070°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 1 had a population of 2,585: 1,305 male and 1,280 female residents. Population density was 66.2 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 24,985 area in acres, 2,585 total population, 1,305 males in the population, 1,280 females in the population, 856 single (never-married) males, 807 single (never-married) females, 428 families, 415 married males, 404 married females, 69 widowed females, 66.21 population per square mile, 39.04 area in square miles, 34 widowed males. 2,822 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 1,457 persons of French origin, 994 persons of British origin (Irish), 87 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 41 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,521 Roman Catholics, 54 Presbyterians, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 425 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 |
|---|---|---|
| François-Joseph Buote | 1861–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140001— 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 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 1, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-1-pe140001-1911/.