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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259876. 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 41.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,142 area in acres, 1,499 total population, 777 females in the population, 722 males in the population, 474 single (never-married) females, 450 single (never-married) males, 273 families, 258 married females, 254 married males, 45 widowed females, 41.48 population per square mile, 36.16 area in square miles, 17 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,589 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 695 persons of French origin, 444 persons of British origin (English), 259 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 95 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 833 Roman Catholics, 207 Anglicans (Church of England), 158 Presbyterians, 138 Methodists, 87 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 75 Baptists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 272 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| 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
- 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: 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 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/.