Township 48, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 48 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,061. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q581975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.238°N, 63.000°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 48 had a population of 1,061: 539 male and 522 female residents. Population density was 35.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,237 |
| 1911 | 1,061 |
| 1921 | 1,059 |
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 48 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 18,944 area in acres, 1,061 total population, 539 males in the population, 522 females in the population, 338 single (never-married) males, 312 single (never-married) females, 225 families, 187 married males, 180 married females, 35.84 population per square mile, 30 widowed females, 29.60 area in square miles, 14 widowed males. 1,237 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 379 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 326 persons of British origin (English), 307 persons of British origin (Irish), 23 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of French origin, 4 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 4 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 342 Roman Catholics, 279 Presbyterians, 263 Methodists, 121 Baptists, 36 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 18 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 224 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE141015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q581975
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_48,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_48
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 48, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-48-pe141015-1911/.