Lot 15, Prince Edward Island

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Lot 15
Township
Map of Prince Edward Island highlighting Lot 15.png
Map of Prince Edward Island highlighting Lot 15
Coordinates: 46°26′N64°5′W / 46.433°N 64.083°W / 46.433; -64.083
Country Canada
Province Prince Edward Island
County Prince County
Parish Richmond Parish
Area
  Total94.58 km2 (36.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total1,113 [1]
  Density11.8/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
C0B
Area code 902
NTS Map021I08
GNBC CodeBAERB

Lot 15 is a township in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of Richmond Parish. Lot 15 was awarded to Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester in the 1767 land lottery. [2]

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The township is the only part of the province to have a Francophone majority. According to the 2016 Canadian Census, 780 declared that they spoke English and French, 10 declared they were French monolinguals, and 325 declared they were English monolinguals. [3]

Communities

Incorporated municipalities:

Civic address communities:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1871 1,550    
1881 1,908+23.1%
1891 2,062+8.1%
1901 2,516+22.0%
1911 2,189−13.0%
1921 1,630−25.5%
1931 1,514−7.1%
1941 1,665+10.0%
2016 1,113−33.2%
[4] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. Clark, Andrew Hill (1959). Three Centuries and the Island. Toronto Press. pp. Appendix B.
  3. "Lot 15, Knowledge of official languages". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. Dominion Bureau of Statistics (1944). Cudmore, S. A. (ed.). Eighth Census of Canada 1941 (Report). Vol. II: Population by Local Subdivisions. Edmond Cloutier, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. p. 55.