Township 12, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 12 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 974. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259868. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.618°N, 63.941°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 12 had a population of 974: 502 male and 472 female residents. Population density was 34.6 people per square mile.
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).
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 Township 12, 1921 (86.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian reserves, 1921 (14.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 12 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 18,022 area in acres, 974 total population, 502 males in the population, 472 females in the population, 320 single (never-married) males, 278 single (never-married) females, 187 families, 165 married females, 160 married males, 34.59 population per square mile, 28.16 area in square miles, 28 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 917 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 389 persons of British origin (English), 280 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 59 persons of French origin, 54 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. 181 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 297 Methodists, 293 Roman Catholics, 212 Presbyterians, 128 Anglicans (Church of England), 43 Baptists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 186 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140012— 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 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 12, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-12-pe140012-1911/.