Lot 15, Prince Edward Island

Lot 15
Township
Map of Prince Edward Island highlighting Lot 15
Map of Prince Edward Island highlighting Lot 15
Coordinates: 46°26′N 64°5′W / 46.433°N 64.083°W / 46.433; -64.083
CountryCanada
ProvincePrince Edward Island
CountyPrince County
ParishRichmond Parish
Area
 • Total
94.58 km2 (36.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
1,113[1]
 • Density11.8/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
C0B
Area code902
NTS Map021I08
GNBC 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]

  1. ^ "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.