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 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 23.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 672 |
| 1881 | 855 |
| 1891 | 887 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 896 |
| POP F | 410 |
| POP M | 445 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 25.21 |
| POP TOT | 855 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 16 |
| AREA ACRES | 21,708 |
| AREA SQ MI | 33.92 |
| BAPTISTS | 45 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 264 |
| BRIT IRISH | 47 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 536 |
| CHRISTIANS | 18 |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 165 |
| F MARRIED | 141 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 247 |
| F WIDOWED | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 165 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 142 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 287 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 288 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 310 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 176 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
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: 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 8, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-8-pe140008-1911/.