Township 2, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 2 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,992. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259897. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.903°N, 64.109°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 2 had a population of 1,992: 1,019 male and 973 female residents. Population density was 57.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,160 |
| 1911 | 1,992 |
| 1921 | 1,630 |
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 2 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,220 area in acres, 1,992 total population, 1,019 males in the population, 973 females in the population, 661 single (never-married) males, 591 single (never-married) females, 331 married males, 329 married females, 317 families, 57.37 population per square mile, 50 widowed females, 34.72 area in square miles, 27 widowed males, 2 legally separated females, 1 divorced females. 2,160 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 1,414 persons of French origin, 310 persons of British origin (Irish), 134 persons of British origin (English), 118 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,825 Roman Catholics, 82 Presbyterians, 28 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 12 Baptists, 11 Methodists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Lutherans, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 317 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259897
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_2,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_2
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 2, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-2-pe140002-1911/.