Township 40, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 40 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 951. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.392°N, 62.659°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 40 had a population of 951: 511 male and 440 female residents. Population density was 29.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 887 |
| 1881 | 991 |
| 1891 | 1,026 |
| 1901 | 1,509 |
| 1911 | 951 |
| 1921 | 937 |
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 40 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,509 |
| POP F | 440 |
| POP M | 511 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.33 |
| POP TOT | 951 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 8 |
| AREA ACRES | 20,070 |
| AREA SQ MI | 31.36 |
| BAPTISTS | 45 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 275 |
| BRIT IRISH | 229 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 425 |
| DUTCH | 7 |
| DWELLINGS | 183 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 147 |
| F SINGLE | 269 |
| F WIDOWED | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 183 |
| FRENCH | 14 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 145 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 350 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 89 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 481 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 327 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001003— 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 40, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-40-pe139003-1911/.