Township 52, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township 52 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,205. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.244°N, 62.673°W.
Population
In 1881, Township 52 had a population of 1,205: 623 male and 582 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,044 |
| 1881 | 1,205 |
| 1891 | 1,429 |
| 1901 | 1,055 |
| 1911 | 1,156 |
| 1921 | 1,076 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Township 52 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,205 total population, 623 males, 582 females, 361 married persons, 222 families, 182 married females, 179 married males, 44 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 800 single persons under 18, 432 single males under 18, 368 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 222 inhabited houses, 222 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 109,595 bushels of potatoes, 39,393 bushels of oats, 13,547 bushels of turnips, 6,614 bushels of spring wheat, 2,029 tons of hay, 1,781 acres of hay crops, 741 bushels of buckwheat, 657 acres of potatoes, 648 bushels of barley, 571 acres of wheat, 488 bushels of other root crops, 149 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of peas and beans, 10 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Bruce MacLennan | 1873–1917 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,205 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259929
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_52,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_52_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 52, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-52-pe003015-1881/.