Township 3, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 3 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,298. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.861°N, 64.123°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 3 had a population of 1,298: 660 male and 638 female residents. Population density was 35.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,439 |
| 1911 | 1,298 |
| 1921 | 1,042 |
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 3 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 23,347 area in acres, 1,298 total population, 660 males in the population, 638 females in the population, 454 single (never-married) males, 412 single (never-married) females, 213 families, 187 married females, 186 married males, 39 widowed females, 36.48 area in square miles, 35.58 population per square mile, 20 widowed males. 1,439 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 421 persons of British origin (English), 398 persons of British origin (Irish), 351 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 114 persons of French origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 642 Roman Catholics, 227 Presbyterians, 178 Methodists, 175 Anglicans (Church of England), 40 Baptists, 25 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 10 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 212 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_3,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_3
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 3, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-3-pe140003-1911/.