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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259934. 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 21.9 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,913 area in acres, 749 total population, 376 females in the population, 373 males in the population, 225 single (never-married) males, 217 single (never-married) females, 154 families, 133 married males, 124 married females, 34.24 area in square miles, 26 widowed females, 21.88 population per square mile, 12 widowed males, 8 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 895 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 398 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 203 persons of British origin (English), 98 persons of British origin (Irish), 40 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 336 Roman Catholics, 325 Presbyterians, 81 Baptists, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 154 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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: Q3259934
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_56,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_56_(%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 56, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-56-pe139016-1911/.