Township 46, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 46 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 972. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.421°N, 62.184°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 46 had a population of 972: 548 male and 424 female residents. Population density was 29.3 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 46 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,018 |
| POP F | 424 |
| POP M | 548 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.53 |
| POP TOT | 972 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 20,377 |
| AREA SQ MI | 31.84 |
| BAPTISTS | 124 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 48 |
| BRIT IRISH | 189 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 633 |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 187 |
| F MARRIED | 121 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 268 |
| F WIDOWED | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FRENCH | 40 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 8 |
| M MARRIED | 129 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 390 |
| M WIDOWED | 28 |
| METHODISTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 16 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 827 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139009— 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 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 46, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-46-pe139009-1911/.