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 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 41.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,692 |
| 1891 | 1,578 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,620 |
| POP F | 752 |
| POP M | 721 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 40.92 |
| POP TOT | 1,473 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 34 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,040 |
| AREA SQ MI | 36 |
| BAPTISTS | 272 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 688 |
| BRIT IRISH | 213 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 519 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 325 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 289 |
| F SINGLE | 411 |
| F WIDOWED | 51 |
| FAMILIES | 327 |
| FRENCH | 44 |
| GERMAN | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 292 |
| M SINGLE | 405 |
| M WIDOWED | 24 |
| METHODISTS | 539 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 423 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 187 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 10 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.