Township 57, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 57 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,392. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.118°N, 62.842°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 57 had a population of 1,392: 672 male and 720 female residents. Population density was 42.5 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 57 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 20,960 area in acres, 1,392 total population, 720 females in the population, 672 males in the population, 451 single (never-married) females, 440 single (never-married) males, 292 families, 201 married females, 201 married males, 68 widowed females, 42.50 population per square mile, 32.75 area in square miles, 31 widowed males. 1,778 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 991 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 274 persons of British origin (Irish), 113 persons of British origin (English), 9 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 953 Presbyterians, 336 Roman Catholics, 65 Baptists, 33 Methodists, 4 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 292 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE141018— 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 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 57, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-57-pe141018-1911/.