Township 52, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 52 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,156. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.244°N, 62.673°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 52 had a population of 1,156: 608 male and 548 female residents. Population density was 37.1 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 52 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 19,960 area in acres, 1,156 total population, 608 males in the population, 548 females in the population, 403 single (never-married) males, 324 single (never-married) females, 255 families, 179 married females, 177 married males, 45 widowed females, 37.06 population per square mile, 31.19 area in square miles, 27 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,055 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 885 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 162 persons of British origin (Irish), 99 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 530 Presbyterians, 301 Roman Catholics, 168 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 77 Methodists, 69 Baptists, 10 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 250 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Bruce MacLennan | 1873–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139012— 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 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 52, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-52-pe139012-1911/.