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 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 11.9 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 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 557 |
| POP F | 213 |
| POP M | 233 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 14.66 |
| POP TOT | 446 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 19,456 |
| AREA SQ MI | 30.40 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 12 |
| BRIT IRISH | 114 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 319 |
| DWELLINGS | 96 |
| F MARRIED | 59 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 132 |
| F WIDOWED | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 57 |
| M SINGLE | 165 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 443 |
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: 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 42, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-42-pe139005-1911/.