Township 56, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 56 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 749. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.322°N, 62.425°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 56 had a population of 749: 373 male and 376 female residents. Population density was 22.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 856 |
| 1881 | 941 |
| 1891 | 988 |
| 1901 | 895 |
| 1911 | 749 |
| 1921 | 667 |
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 56 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 895 |
| POP F | 376 |
| POP M | 373 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 21.88 |
| POP TOT | 749 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 3 |
| AREA ACRES | 21,913 |
| AREA SQ MI | 34.24 |
| BAPTISTS | 81 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 203 |
| BRIT IRISH | 98 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 398 |
| DUTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 154 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 124 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| F SINGLE | 217 |
| F WIDOWED | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 154 |
| FRENCH | 40 |
| GERMAN | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 133 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 225 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 325 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 336 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001016— 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 56, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-56-pe139016-1911/.