Township 5, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 5 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,185. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 64.185°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 5 had a population of 1,185: 605 male and 580 female residents. Population density was 38.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 5 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 19,558 area in acres, 1,185 total population, 605 males in the population, 580 females in the population, 406 single (never-married) males, 368 single (never-married) females, 198 families, 191 married males, 189 married females, 38.77 population per square mile, 30.56 area in square miles, 22 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,263 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 572 persons of French origin, 275 persons of British origin (English), 208 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 123 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 712 Roman Catholics, 283 Presbyterians, 100 Methodists, 56 Anglicans (Church of England), 34 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 198 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259940
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_5,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_5
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-5-pe140005-1911/.