Lot 4, Prince Edward Island

Lot 4, Prince Edward Island
Township
Map of Prince Edward Island highlighting Lot 4
Coordinates: 46°48′41″N 64°9′54″W
Country	Canada
Province	Prince Edward Island
County	Prince County
Parish	Egmont Parish
Area
• Total	102.83 km^2 (39.70 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	1,175
• Density	11.4/km^2 (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

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.

Communities

Incorporated municipalities:

• Alberton
• Greenmount-Montrose

Civic address communities:

• Alberton
• Bloomfield
• Brockton
• Brooklyn
• Campbellton
• Central Kildare
• Elmsdale
• Glengarry
• Huntley
• Montrose
• O'Brien Road
• Piusville
• Rosebank
• Roseville
• Union

History

Lot 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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%
[2]

References

1. Clark, Andrew Hill (1959). Three Centuries and the Island. Toronto Press. pp. Appendix B.
2. 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.