Township 27, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 27 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,113. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.298°N, 63.629°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 27 had a population of 1,113: 580 male and 533 female residents. Population density was 33.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,281 |
| 1911 | 1,113 |
| 1921 | 1,122 |
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 27 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 21,299 area in acres, 1,113 total population, 580 males in the population, 533 females in the population, 375 single (never-married) males, 325 single (never-married) females, 226 families, 184 married females, 182 married males, 33.44 population per square mile, 33.28 area in square miles, 24 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 1 divorced males. 1,281 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 583 persons of British origin (Irish), 278 persons of British origin (English), 236 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German 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 647 Roman Catholics, 225 Methodists, 187 Presbyterians, 41 Baptists, 10 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Jews, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 226 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259893
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_27,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_27
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 27, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-27-pe140022-1911/.