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Township 58, Prince Edward Island (1871–1921)
Township 58 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3259938, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 1,258 in 1871 to 746 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1871
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,258 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,343 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,246 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 954 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 907 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 746 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003019— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3259938
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_58,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_58_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.