Township 54, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township 54 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 915. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.281°N, 62.551°W.
Population
In 1881, Township 54 had a population of 915: 464 male and 451 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 845 |
| 1881 | 915 |
| 1891 | 1,028 |
| 1901 | 828 |
| 1911 | 762 |
| 1921 | 735 |
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 54 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 915 total population, 464 males, 451 females, 240 married persons, 148 families, 120 married females, 120 married males, 29 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 646 single persons under 18, 336 single males under 18, 310 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 148 inhabited houses, 148 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 62,955 bushels of potatoes, 22,192 bushels of oats, 4,696 bushels of turnips, 3,612 bushels of spring wheat, 980 bushels of barley, 929 tons of hay, 674 acres of hay crops, 394 acres of potatoes, 350 bushels of buckwheat, 311 acres of wheat, 69 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 64 bushels of other root crops, 11 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 355 fathoms of fishing nets, 78 barrels of mackerel, 69 barrels of herring or alewives, 13 men on fishing boats, 8 fishing boats, 6 barrels of other fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 915 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:
PE003013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259932
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_54,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_54_(%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 54, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-54-pe003013-1881/.