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 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 30.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,661 |
| 1881 | 1,731 |
| 1891 | 1,543 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,399 |
| POP F | 551 |
| POP M | 624 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 31.52 |
| POP TOT | 1,175 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 38 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,859 |
| AREA SQ MI | 37.28 |
| BAPTISTS | 116 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 276 |
| BRIT IRISH | 354 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 364 |
| CHRISTIANS | 7 |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 222 |
| F MARRIED | 192 |
| F SINGLE | 318 |
| F WIDOWED | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 233 |
| FRENCH | 31 |
| GERMAN | 134 |
| M MARRIED | 187 |
| M SINGLE | 414 |
| M WIDOWED | 23 |
| METHODISTS | 370 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 235 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 404 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
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: 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 49, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-49-pe141016-1911/.