Township 57, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 57 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,778. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.118°N, 62.842°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 57 had a population of 1,778: 882 male and 896 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,778 |
| 1911 | 1,392 |
| 1921 | 1,148 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Township 57 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,778 total population, 896 females, 882 males, 612 single males, 583 single females, 330 families, 237 married males, 235 married females, 78 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 330 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 20,960 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259936
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_57,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_57_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 57, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-57-pe135010-1901/.