Township 62, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)
Township 62 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 882. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259946. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.987°N, 62.761°W.
Population
In 1901, Township 62 had a population of 882: 436 male and 446 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 882 |
| 1911 | 852 |
| 1921 | 714 |
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 62 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 882 total population, 446 females, 436 males, 296 single males, 285 single females, 164 families, 122 married males, 121 married females, 40 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 164 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 19,280 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259946
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_62,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_62_(%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 62, Prince Edward Island (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-62-pe135013-1901/.