Moving on from yesterday’s brief overview of immigrant populations in selected PEI places, I did a little hacking today to extract data for all of Prince Edward Island’s 109 Census Subdivisions (there are actually 113, but the Lennox Island, Rocky Point, Morell and Scotchfort subdivisions don’t have immigration data).
My assumption going in was that Charlottetown, of course, would have the highest proportion of immigrants (I have nothing to base this on by anecdotal information and perhaps a limited view of who’s an “immigrant”). Turns out that Charlottetown is ranked #25, and is surpassed by such cosmopolitan enclaves as Montague, Kinkora, Miminegash.
The most immigrant-rich area of PEI? Lot 30. It’s a thin sliver of a census subdivision that runs up from the shore between Clyde River and Victoria, and includes parts of St. Catherines and Brookvale. 12.5% of the population in Lot 30 are immigrants (95 of 760 residents).
The second most immigrant-rich area is Lot 58, another thin census subdivision that runs along the eastern half of Point Prim and inland.
Here’s a table showing the all of PEI’s census subdivisions, sorted in descending order of the percentage immigrant population. The data is from the 2006 Census Community Profiles.
| Rank | Name | Population | Immigrants | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 30 | 760 | 95 | 12.50% |
| 2 | Lot 58 | 525 | 65 | 12.38% |
| 3 | Sherbrooke | 130 | 15 | 11.54% |
| 4 | Lot 22 | 580 | 55 | 9.48% |
| 5 | Breadalbane | 175 | 15 | 8.57% |
| 6 | Lot 62 | 540 | 45 | 8.33% |
| 7 | Lot 52 | 825 | 65 | 7.88% |
| 8 | Lot 57 | 950 | 70 | 7.37% |
| 9 | Lot 24 | 1570 | 105 | 6.69% |
| 10 | Montague | 1735 | 115 | 6.63% |
| 11 | Kinkora | 325 | 20 | 6.15% |
| 12 | Lot 38 | 500 | 30 | 6.00% |
| 13 | Lot 33 | 1085 | 65 | 5.99% |
| 14 | Lot 66 | 170 | 10 | 5.88% |
| 15 | Lot 12 | 875 | 50 | 5.71% |
| 16 | Miminegash | 175 | 10 | 5.71% |
| 17 | Stratford | 7080 | 385 | 5.44% |
| 18 | Meadowbank | 370 | 20 | 5.41% |
| 19 | Lot 41 | 470 | 25 | 5.32% |
| 20 | Crapaud | 305 | 15 | 4.92% |
| 21 | Clyde River | 615 | 30 | 4.88% |
| 22 | Lot 29 | 935 | 45 | 4.81% |
| 23 | Miltonvale Park | 1145 | 55 | 4.80% |
| 24 | Charlottetown | 31295 | 1480 | 4.73% |
| 25 | Lot 60 | 320 | 15 | 4.69% |
| 26 | Lot 50 | 855 | 40 | 4.68% |
| 27 | Lot 36 | 750 | 35 | 4.67% |
| 28 | Lot 37 | 540 | 25 | 4.63% |
| 29 | Lot 43 | 775 | 35 | 4.52% |
| 30 | Lot 31 | 1615 | 70 | 4.33% |
| 31 | Lot 51 | 810 | 35 | 4.32% |
| 32 | Lot 49 | 1045 | 45 | 4.31% |
| 33 | Lot 65 | 2050 | 85 | 4.15% |
| 34 | Lot 35 | 1605 | 65 | 4.05% |
| 35 | Hunter River | 250 | 10 | 4.00% |
| 36 | Lot 25 | 1155 | 45 | 3.90% |
| 37 | Lot 18 | 1055 | 40 | 3.79% |
| 38 | Lot 21 | 955 | 35 | 3.66% |
| 39 | Lot 48 | 1790 | 65 | 3.63% |
| 40 | Lot 23 | 835 | 30 | 3.59% |
| 41 | Resort Municipality | 280 | 10 | 3.57% |
| 42 | Kings | 290 | 10 | 3.45% |
| 43 | Lot 56 | 445 | 15 | 3.37% |
| 44 | Lot 63 | 900 | 30 | 3.33% |
| 45 | Lot 64 | 930 | 30 | 3.23% |
| 46 | Summerside | 14270 | 460 | 3.22% |
| 47 | Lot 40 | 475 | 15 | 3.16% |
| 48 | Warren Grove | 335 | 10 | 2.99% |
| 49 | Lot 67 | 845 | 25 | 2.96% |
| 50 | Lot 9 | 360 | 10 | 2.78% |
| 51 | Murray Harbour | 360 | 10 | 2.78% |
| 52 | Lot 34 | 2355 | 60 | 2.55% |
| 53 | Lot 14 | 795 | 20 | 2.52% |
| 54 | Alberton | 1030 | 25 | 2.43% |
| 55 | Lot 61 | 830 | 20 | 2.41% |
| 56 | Georgetown | 625 | 15 | 2.40% |
| 57 | Murray River | 430 | 10 | 2.33% |
| 58 | Lot 53 | 435 | 10 | 2.30% |
| 58 | Lot 54 | 435 | 10 | 2.30% |
| 59 | Lot 28 | 885 | 20 | 2.26% |
| 60 | Souris | 1160 | 25 | 2.16% |
| 61 | Cornwall | 4675 | 100 | 2.14% |
| 62 | Lot 13 | 720 | 15 | 2.08% |
| 63 | Kensington | 1485 | 30 | 2.02% |
| 64 | Lot 47 | 515 | 10 | 1.94% |
| 65 | Lot 11 | 520 | 10 | 1.92% |
| 66 | Lot 27 | 825 | 15 | 1.82% |
| 67 | Lot 7 | 565 | 10 | 1.77% |
| 68 | North Rustico | 600 | 10 | 1.67% |
| 69 | Lot 5 | 1250 | 20 | 1.60% |
| 70 | Lot 26 | 1000 | 15 | 1.50% |
| 71 | Tignish | 720 | 10 | 1.39% |
| 72 | O’Leary | 835 | 10 | 1.19% |
| 73 | Lot 4 | 1175 | 10 | 0.85% |
| 74 | Lot 15 | 1210 | 10 | 0.83% |
| 75 | Lot 59 | 1230 | 10 | 0.81% |
| 76 | Lot 1 | 1880 | 15 | 0.80% |
| 77 | Lot 2 | 1655 | 10 | 0.60% |
| 78 | Lot 19 | 1875 | 10 | 0.53% |
| 79 | Abrams Village | 265 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Bedeque | 130 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Borden-Carleton | 785 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Brackley | 335 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Cardigan | 370 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Central Bedeque | 150 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Linkletter | 320 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 10 | 295 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 16 | 700 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 17 | 565 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 20 | 750 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 3 | 900 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 39 | 655 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 42 | 300 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 44 | 865 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 45 | 500 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 46 | 400 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 55 | 400 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 6 | 855 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Lot 8 | 665 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Miscouche | 760 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Morell | 305 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Mount Stewart | 260 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | St. Louis | 80 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | St. Peters Bay | 245 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Tyne Valley | 205 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Union Road | 245 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Victoria | 75 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Wellington | 400 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Winsloe South | 180 | 0 | 0.00% |
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Given the broad definition of
Given the broad definition of “immigrant”, I would guess the large percentages in Lot 30 and Lot 58 may be accounted for by the back-to-the-land former “hippie” enclaves of American expats in those areas (i.e. out back of Breadalbane and out back of Belfast). I note Breadalbane itself is #5 on your chart.
Do the the lots in the Census equate to PEI’s original 67 lots/townships drawn up by Samuel Holland?
This is very interesting for
This is very interesting for me Peter. If PEI was to have a sensible immigration strategy it would make it easy to find where strangers might feel more welcome. Even better where to find concentrations of like minded or like cultured people.
I also think about Richard Florida’s work on Societies that are more adaptable and that accept and support innovation - those more open to difference - we have a long way to go.
But when I arrived in Toronto in 1972 it was largely WASP with a large number of Italians - now look at it.
My first reaction was the
My first reaction was the same as Hans, maybe because we have mutual friends from the old Belfast area hippie clan.
When Statistics Canada
When Statistics Canada releases the “ethnic origin” statistics into the Community Profiles on April 4 we’ll have a better answer to this.
Also, don’t neglect the Dutch Farmers immigration that would show up in rural agricultural areas.
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