Township 5, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 5 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,263. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 64.185°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 5 had a population of 1,263: 633 male and 630 female residents. Population density was 38.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 909 |
| 1881 | 1,465 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,263 |
| 1911 | 1,185 |
| 1921 | 1,286 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Township 5 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 194 |
| Number of females | 630 |
| Number of males | 633 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of single females | 413 |
| Number of single males | 445 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| POP F | 630 |
| POP M | 633 |
| POP TOT | 1,263 |
| Total population | 1,263 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 194 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 19,558 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 19,558 |
| FAMILIES | 194 |
| HOUSES | 194 |
| MARRIED F | 186 |
| MARRIED M | 183 |
| SINGLE F | 413 |
| SINGLE M | 445 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Township 5, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-5-pe134005-1901/.