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Prince Edward Island is by a strong margin the most Celtic and specifically the most Scottish province in Canada and perhaps the most Scottish place (ethnically) in the world, outside Scotland. 38% of islanders claim Scottish ancestry, but this is an underestimate and it is thought that almost 50% of islanders have Scottish roots.
A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 persons per square km 2. [1]
A map of Canada, showing Prince Edward Island in red. Distribution of Prince Edward Island's 72 municipalities by municipal status type as of 2017. Prince Edward Island is the least populous province in Canada with 154,331 residents as of the 2021 census and is the smallest in land area at 5,681.18 km 2 (2,193.52 sq mi). [1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cornwall had a population of 6,574 living in 2,642 of its 2,770 total private dwellings, a change of 22.9% from its 2016 population of 5,348. With a land area of 28.21 km 2 (10.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 233.0/km 2 (603.6/sq mi) in 2021. [13]
The current system of land division in Prince Edward Island, including its three counties, dates to a series of surveys undertaken in 1764-65 by Captain Samuel Holland of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers. Holland's survey saw the island divided into the three counties, each of which had a "royalty" (or shire town) as a county seat.
The Census of Prince Edward Island (1871) was a detailed enumeration in the colony of Prince Edward Island, and the last to take place prior to joining Canada in 1873. The census took place in April 1871, and published on August 23, 1871. [1] The total population count of Prince Edward Island in 1871 was 94,021.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kingston had a population of 1,111 living in 395 of its 412 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 1,047. With a land area of 48.38 km 2 (18.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.0/km 2 (59.5/sq mi) in 2021. [2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hampshire had a population of 339 living in 129 of its 136 total private dwellings, a change of -5.6% from its 2016 population of 359. With a land area of 13.52 km 2 (5.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.1/km 2 (64.9/sq mi) in 2021.