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 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 density was 25.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 952 |
| 1881 | 1,046 |
| 1891 | 1,085 |
| 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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 446 |
| Number of males | 436 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of single females | 285 |
| Number of single males | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 446 |
| POP M | 436 |
| POP TOT | 882 |
| Total population | 882 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 164 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 19,280 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 19,280 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| HOUSES | 164 |
| MARRIED F | 121 |
| MARRIED M | 122 |
| SINGLE F | 285 |
| SINGLE M | 296 |
| WIDOWED F | 40 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
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: 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 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/.