Township 51, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 51 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 995. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2387798. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.221°N, 62.722°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 51 had a population of 995: 514 male and 481 female residents. Population density was 35.3 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 51 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 18,040 area in acres, 995 total population, 514 males in the population, 481 females in the population, 339 single (never-married) males, 302 single (never-married) females, 184 families, 153 married males, 145 married females, 35.30 population per square mile, 28.19 area in square miles, 28 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 6 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given. 1,007 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 594 persons of British origin (Irish), 344 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 55 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 620 Roman Catholics, 220 Presbyterians, 68 Methodists, 62 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 23 Baptists, 1 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 184 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139011— 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 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 51, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-51-pe139011-1911/.