Township 26, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 26 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,252. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.340°N, 63.689°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 26 had a population of 1,252: 639 male and 613 female residents. Population density was 33.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,202 |
| 1911 | 1,252 |
| 1921 | 1,278 |
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 26 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,654 area in acres, 1,252 total population, 639 males in the population, 613 females in the population, 406 single (never-married) males, 360 single (never-married) females, 247 families, 204 married females, 204 married males, 47 widowed females, 36.96 area in square miles, 33.87 population per square mile, 25 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 1,202 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 533 persons of British origin (Irish), 330 persons of British origin (English), 234 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 120 persons of French origin, 32 persons of German origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 645 Roman Catholics, 301 Methodists, 192 Presbyterians, 106 Baptists, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 242 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_26,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_26
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 26, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-26-pe140021-1911/.