Township 24, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 24 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,192. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.404°N, 63.283°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 24 had a population of 2,192: 1,094 male and 1,098 female residents. Population density was 57.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,362 |
| 1911 | 2,192 |
| 1921 | 2,004 |
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 24 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 24,268 area in acres, 2,192 total population, 1,098 females in the population, 1,094 males in the population, 708 single (never-married) males, 680 single (never-married) females, 417 families, 348 married females, 343 married males, 70 widowed females, 57.78 population per square mile, 43 widowed males, 37.92 area in square miles. 2,362 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 1,213 persons of French origin, 482 persons of British origin (English), 427 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 60 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,292 Roman Catholics, 438 Presbyterians, 129 Methodists, 116 Anglicans (Church of England), 99 Baptists, 91 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 19 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Lutherans, 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 407 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Gallant | d. 1923 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE141005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259888
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_24,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_24
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 24, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-24-pe141005-1911/.