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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259939. 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 45.7 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 18,720 area in acres, 1,334 total population, 677 females in the population, 657 males in the population, 397 single (never-married) females, 397 single (never-married) males, 283 families, 228 married males, 221 married females, 53 widowed females, 45.67 population per square mile, 29.25 area in square miles, 25 widowed males, 7 males with marital status not given, 6 females with marital status not given. 1,604 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 908 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 281 persons of British origin (English), 76 persons of French origin, 66 persons of British origin (Irish). 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 776 Presbyterians, 178 Methodists, 166 Roman Catholics, 90 Baptists, 72 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 51 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 283 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE139017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001017_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259939
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_59,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_59_(%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 59, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-59-pe139017-1911/.