Prince Edward Island : Garden Province of Canada its history, interests, and resources with information for tourists, etc . fifty miles of white sand dunes ITS POPULATION. RINCE EDWARD ISLAND is the smallestmember of the Canadian Family, but it ismore than twice as thickly settled as any otherProvince, the proportion being persons tothe square mile. Its population according tothe census of 1891 was 109,078, of which54,88r were males, and 54,197 females. Theproportion of urban and rural population tothe total population was: urban 13% and rural 87%. The Scotch muster about 49,000, the Iris
Prince Edward Island : Garden Province of Canada its history, interests, and resources with information for tourists, etc . fifty miles of white sand dunes ITS POPULATION. RINCE EDWARD ISLAND is the smallestmember of the Canadian Family, but it ismore than twice as thickly settled as any otherProvince, the proportion being persons tothe square mile. Its population according tothe census of 1891 was 109,078, of which54,88r were males, and 54,197 females. Theproportion of urban and rural population tothe total population was: urban 13% and rural 87%. The Scotch muster about 49,000, the Irish 25,000, theEnglish 21,000, and the French about 12,000. The RomanCatholics number 47,837, the Presbyterians 32,988, theMethodists 13,596, Church of England 6,646, and the Baptists6,265. Churches prettily situated are numerous, and theRoman Catholic body possesses brick edifices on commandingsites at Tignish, Fort Augustus, Vernon River, St. Peters Bay,Souris and elsewhere. In 1891 there were 266 churches, ofwhich 85 were Presbyterian, 68 were Methodist, 43 RomanCatholic, 42 Baptist, 21 Church of England, and 7 miscel-laneous. The number of Clergymen was 122. The
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