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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.
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.
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.
The territories (the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon) account for over a third of Canada's area but are home to only 0.32 percent of its population, which skews the national population density value. Canada's population grew by 5.24 percent between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. [1]
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] Prince Edward Island's 63 municipalities cover 34.7% of the province's land mass and were home to 73% of its population in 2021.
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.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Darlington had a population of 99 living in 40 of its 45 total private dwellings, a change of 10% from its 2016 population of 90. With a land area of 7.72 km 2 (2.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km 2 (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.
According to the 2011 census, the province of Prince Edward Island has 140,204 residents. It is located approximately 200 km north of Halifax, Nova Scotia and 600 km east of Quebec City. It consists of the main island plus 231 minor islands.