Township 28, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 28 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,473. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.244°N, 63.583°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 28 had a population of 1,473: 721 male and 752 female residents. Population density was 40.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,620 |
| 1911 | 1,473 |
| 1921 | 1,670 |
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 28 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,040 area in acres, 1,473 total population, 752 females in the population, 721 males in the population, 411 single (never-married) females, 405 single (never-married) males, 327 families, 292 married males, 289 married females, 51 widowed females, 40.92 population per square mile, 36 area in square miles, 24 widowed males, 1 divorced females. 1,620 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 688 persons of British origin (English), 519 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 213 persons of British origin (Irish), 44 persons of French origin, 9 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 539 Methodists, 423 Presbyterians, 272 Baptists, 187 Roman Catholics, 34 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 325 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259894
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_28,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_28
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 28, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-28-pe140023-1911/.