Township 23, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 23 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,742. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259886. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.410°N, 63.349°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 23 had a population of 1,742: 880 male and 862 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,742 |
| 1911 | 1,434 |
| 1921 | 1,201 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Township 23 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,742 total population, 880 males, 862 females, 590 single males, 552 single females, 300 families, 268 married males, 263 married females, 47 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 298 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 21,606 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259886
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_23,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_23
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 23, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-23-pe136005-1901/.