Township 42, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 42 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 446. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259916. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.424°N, 62.489°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 42 had a population of 446: 233 male and 213 female residents. Population density was 14.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 42 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 19,456 area in acres, 446 total population, 233 males in the population, 213 females in the population, 165 single (never-married) males, 132 single (never-married) females, 96 families, 59 married females, 57 married males, 30.40 area in square miles, 21 widowed females, 14.66 population per square mile, 11 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 557 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 319 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 114 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 443 Roman Catholics, 3 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 96 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259916
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_42,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_42
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 42, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-42-pe139005-1911/.