Township 8, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 8 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 855. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.654°N, 64.327°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 8 had a population of 855: 445 male and 410 female residents. Population density was 25.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 896 |
| 1911 | 855 |
| 1921 | 802 |
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 8 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,708 area in acres, 855 total population, 445 males in the population, 410 females in the population, 287 single (never-married) males, 247 single (never-married) females, 165 families, 142 married males, 141 married females, 33.92 area in square miles, 25.21 population per square mile, 21 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 896 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 536 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 264 persons of British origin (English), 47 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 310 Presbyterians, 288 Methodists, 176 Roman Catholics, 45 Baptists, 18 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 165 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259957
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_8,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_8_(%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 8, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-8-pe140008-1911/.