Township 45, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 45 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 819. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259920. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.412°N, 62.255°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 45 had a population of 819: 429 male and 390 female residents. Population density was 24.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 819 |
| 1921 | 727 |
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 45 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 21,196 area in acres, 819 total population, 429 males in the population, 390 females in the population, 292 single (never-married) males, 247 single (never-married) females, 167 families, 119 married males, 113 married females, 33.12 area in square miles, 30 widowed females, 24.79 population per square mile, 15 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given. 1,995 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 511 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 155 persons of British origin (Irish), 98 persons of French origin, 45 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 774 Roman Catholics, 21 Presbyterians, 9 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Baptists, 6 Methodists, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 166 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259920
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_45,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_45
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 45, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-45-pe139008-1911/.