Township 47, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 47 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 907. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259923. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.437°N, 62.082°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 47 had a population of 907: 459 male and 448 female residents. Population density was 27.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,057 |
| 1881 | 1,131 |
| 1891 | 1,139 |
| 1901 | 988 |
| 1911 | 907 |
| 1921 | 840 |
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 47 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,196 area in acres, 907 total population, 459 males in the population, 448 females in the population, 295 single (never-married) males, 277 single (never-married) females, 191 families, 140 married males, 131 married females, 39 widowed females, 33.12 area in square miles, 27.39 population per square mile, 16 widowed males, 8 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 988 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 697 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 102 persons of British origin (Irish), 81 persons of British origin (English), 20 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 527 Roman Catholics, 297 Baptists, 40 Disciples of Christ, 19 Presbyterians, 15 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Lutherans, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 191 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259923
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_47,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_47
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 47, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-47-pe139010-1911/.