Township 12, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 12 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 917. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259868. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.618°N, 63.941°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 12 had a population of 917: 479 male and 438 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 917 |
| 1911 | 974 |
| 1921 | 794 |
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 12 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 917 total population, 479 males, 438 females, 312 single males, 262 single females, 160 families, 157 married females, 157 married males, 19 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 160 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 18,022 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259868
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_12,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_12_(%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). "Township 12, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-12-pe134012-1901/.