Township 17, Prince Edward Island (1911–1921)
Township 17 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in 2 censuses between 1911 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3259876, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,499 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,331 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hall | 1836–1919 | died here |
| Neil McLeod | 1842–1915 | died here |
| Gilbert DesRoches | 1848–1915 | died here |
| William Arthur Brennan | 1851–1916 | died here |
| Ada Ramsay | 1867–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002017— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3259876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_17,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_17_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.