Township 42, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 42 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.424°N, 62.489°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 42 had a population of 557: 299 male and 258 female residents. Population density was 14.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 642 |
| 1881 | 646 |
| 1891 | 655 |
| 1901 | 557 |
| 1911 | 446 |
| 1921 | 422 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Township 42 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 115 |
| Number of females | 258 |
| Number of males | 299 |
| Number of married females | 66 |
| Number of married males | 68 |
| Number of single females | 167 |
| Number of single males | 226 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| POP F | 258 |
| POP M | 299 |
| POP TOT | 557 |
| Total population | 557 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 115 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 19,456 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 19,456 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| MARRIED F | 66 |
| MARRIED M | 68 |
| SINGLE F | 167 |
| SINGLE M | 226 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE132006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001005— 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 1901 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 42, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-42-pe132006-1901/.