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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259913. 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 30.3 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 20,070 area in acres, 951 total population, 511 males in the population, 440 females in the population, 350 single (never-married) males, 269 single (never-married) females, 183 families, 147 married females, 145 married males, 31.36 area in square miles, 30.33 population per square mile, 23 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 1 divorced females, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,509 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 425 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 275 persons of British origin (English), 229 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 481 Presbyterians, 327 Roman Catholics, 89 Methodists, 45 Baptists, 8 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 183 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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: Q3259913
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_40,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_40_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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/.