Township 16, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 16 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,045. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.470°N, 63.925°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 16 had a population of 1,045: 518 male and 527 female residents. Population density was 33.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,282 |
| 1911 | 1,045 |
| 1921 | 1,012 |
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 16 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 20,275 area in acres, 1,045 total population, 527 females in the population, 518 males in the population, 333 single (never-married) males, 324 single (never-married) females, 193 families, 177 married females, 174 married males, 32.99 population per square mile, 31.68 area in square miles, 26 widowed females, 11 widowed males. 1,282 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 338 persons of British origin (English), 323 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 303 persons of French origin, 81 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 510 Roman Catholics, 190 Presbyterians, 160 Methodists, 116 Baptists, 69 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 193 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259874
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_16,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_16_(%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 16, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-16-pe140016-1911/.