Lot 4 is a township in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada created during the 1764–1766 survey of Samuel Holland. It is part of Egmont Parish.
Lot 4, Prince Edward Island | |
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Township | |
Coordinates: 46°48′41″N 64°9′54″W / 46.81139°N 64.16500°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Prince Edward Island |
County | Prince County |
Parish | Egmont Parish |
Area | |
• Total | 102.83 km2 (39.70 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,175 |
• Density | 11.4/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Canadian Postal code | C0B |
Area code | 902 |
NTS Map | 021I16 |
GNBC Code | BAEQQ |
Communities
editIncorporated municipalities:
Civic address communities:
History
editLot 4 was awarded to Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel in the 1767 land lottery.[1] The township subsequently went through various owners under feudalism when Prince Edward Island was a British colony prior to Canadian Confederation.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1871 | 1,460 | — |
1881 | 2,258 | +54.7% |
1891 | 2,396 | +6.1% |
1901 | 2,355 | −1.7% |
1911 | 2,230 | −5.3% |
1921 | 1,383 | −38.0% |
1931 | 1,230 | −11.1% |
1941 | 1,352 | +9.9% |
2006 | 1,175 | −13.1% |
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References
edit- ^ Clark, Andrew Hill (1959). Three Centuries and the Island. Toronto Press. pp. Appendix B.
- ^ 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.