Township 53, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 53 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 958. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.264°N, 62.616°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 53 had a population of 958: 484 male and 474 female residents. Population density was 31.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,120 |
| 1881 | 1,225 |
| 1891 | 1,229 |
| 1901 | 1,395 |
| 1911 | 958 |
| 1921 | 827 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montague, T-V, 1921 (3.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 53 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,395 |
| POP F | 474 |
| POP M | 484 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 27.15 |
| POP TOT | 958 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 3 |
| AREA ACRES | 22,585 |
| AREA SQ MI | 35.29 |
| BAPTISTS | 26 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 98 |
| BRIT IRISH | 274 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 547 |
| CHRISTIANS | 33 |
| DWELLINGS | 182 |
| F MARRIED | 141 |
| F SINGLE | 289 |
| F WIDOWED | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 183 |
| FRENCH | 30 |
| GERMAN | 6 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 132 |
| M SINGLE | 332 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 10 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 285 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 600 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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 53, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-53-pe139013-1911/.