Township 46, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 46 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,018. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.421°N, 62.184°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 46 had a population of 1,018: 539 male and 479 female residents. Population density was 30.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 860 |
| 1881 | 1,095 |
| 1891 | 1,075 |
| 1901 | 1,018 |
| 1911 | 972 |
| 1921 | 749 |
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 46 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 | 197 |
| Number of females | 479 |
| Number of males | 539 |
| Number of married females | 125 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of single females | 313 |
| Number of single males | 393 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| POP F | 479 |
| POP M | 539 |
| POP TOT | 1,018 |
| Total population | 1,018 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 197 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 20,377 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 20,377 |
| FAMILIES | 197 |
| HOUSES | 197 |
| MARRIED F | 125 |
| MARRIED M | 123 |
| SINGLE F | 313 |
| SINGLE M | 393 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE132010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001009— 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 46, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-46-pe132010-1901/.