Township 49, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 49 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,175. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 62.896°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 49 had a population of 1,175: 624 male and 551 female residents. Population density was 31.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,399 |
| 1911 | 1,175 |
| 1921 | 1,066 |
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 49 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 23,859 area in acres, 1,175 total population, 624 males in the population, 551 females in the population, 414 single (never-married) males, 318 single (never-married) females, 233 families, 192 married females, 187 married males, 41 widowed females, 37.28 area in square miles, 31.52 population per square mile, 23 widowed males. 1,399 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 364 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 354 persons of British origin (Irish), 276 persons of British origin (English), 134 persons of German origin, 31 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 404 Roman Catholics, 370 Methodists, 235 Presbyterians, 116 Baptists, 38 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 222 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE141016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259924
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_49,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_49_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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 49, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-49-pe141016-1911/.