Township 54, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 54 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 762. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.281°N, 62.551°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 54 had a population of 762: 413 male and 349 female residents. Population density was 24.9 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 54 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 19,558 area in acres, 762 total population, 413 males in the population, 349 females in the population, 277 single (never-married) males, 191 single (never-married) females, 161 families, 120 married females, 118 married males, 38 widowed females, 30.56 area in square miles, 24.93 population per square mile, 18 widowed males. 828 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 525 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 100 persons of British origin (English), 86 persons of British origin (Irish), 44 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 460 Roman Catholics, 208 Presbyterians, 46 Methodists, 42 Baptists, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 159 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139014— 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 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 54, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-54-pe139014-1911/.