Lot 15, Prince Edward Island

Township in Prince Edward Island, Canada
46°26′N 64°5′W / 46.433°N 64.083°W / 46.433; -64.083CountryCanadaProvincePrince Edward IslandCountyPrince CountyParishRichmond ParishArea
 • Total94.58 km2 (36.52 sq mi)Population
 (2016)
 • Total1,113[1] • Density11.8/km2 (31/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-4 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)Canadian Postal code
C0B
Area code902NTS Map021I08GNBC 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]

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.±%
18711,550—    
18811,908+23.1%
18912,062+8.1%
19012,516+22.0%
19112,189−13.0%
19211,630−25.5%
19311,514−7.1%
19411,665+10.0%
20161,113−33.2%
[4][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
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