Township 51, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 51 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,007. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2387798. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.221°N, 62.722°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 51 had a population of 1,007: 540 male and 467 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,093 |
| 1881 | 1,106 |
| 1891 | 1,110 |
| 1901 | 1,007 |
| 1911 | 995 |
| 1921 | 785 |
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 51 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,007 total population, 540 males, 467 females, 387 single males, 290 single females, 176 families, 133 married females, 133 married males, 44 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 173 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 18,040 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE132012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2387798
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_51,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_51_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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 51, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-51-pe132012-1901/.