Township 17, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 17 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,499. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.424°N, 63.860°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 17 had a population of 1,499: 722 male and 777 female residents. Population density was 41.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,644 |
| 1881 | 1,647 |
| 1891 | 1,694 |
| 1901 | 1,589 |
| 1911 | 1,499 |
| 1921 | 1,331 |
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 17 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,589 |
| POP F | 777 |
| POP M | 722 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 41.48 |
| POP TOT | 1,499 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 207 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,142 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36.16 |
| BAPTISTS | 75 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 444 |
| BRIT IRISH | 95 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 259 |
| CHRISTIANS | 87 |
| DWELLINGS | 272 |
| F MARRIED | 258 |
| F SINGLE | 474 |
| F WIDOWED | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 273 |
| FRENCH | 695 |
| GERMAN | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 254 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 450 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 138 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 158 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 833 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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 17, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-17-pe140017-1911/.