Township 59, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 59 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,334. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.138°N, 62.633°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 59 had a population of 1,334: 657 male and 677 female residents. Population density was 41.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,604 |
| 1881 | 1,782 |
| 1891 | 1,786 |
| 1901 | 1,604 |
| 1911 | 1,334 |
| 1921 | 824 |
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 59 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,604 |
| POP F | 677 |
| POP M | 657 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 45.67 |
| POP TOT | 1,334 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 51 |
| AREA ACRES | 18,720 |
| AREA SQ MI | 29.25 |
| BAPTISTS | 90 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 281 |
| BRIT IRISH | 66 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 908 |
| CHRISTIANS | 72 |
| DWELLINGS | 283 |
| F MARRIED | 221 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 397 |
| F WIDOWED | 53 |
| FAMILIES | 283 |
| FRENCH | 76 |
| M MARRIED | 228 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| M SINGLE | 397 |
| M WIDOWED | 25 |
| METHODISTS | 178 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 776 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 166 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001017— 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 59, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-59-pe139017-1911/.