Township 62, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 62 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 852. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.987°N, 62.761°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 62 had a population of 852: 430 male and 422 female residents. Population density was 24.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 62 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 882 |
| POP F | 422 |
| POP M | 430 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 28.28 |
| POP TOT | 852 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 13 |
| AREA ACRES | 19,280 |
| AREA SQ MI | 30.13 |
| BAPTISTS | 46 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 152 |
| BRIT IRISH | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 679 |
| DUTCH | 10 |
| DWELLINGS | 177 |
| F MARRIED | 137 |
| F SINGLE | 248 |
| F WIDOWED | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 137 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 275 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 750 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 6 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE141021— 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 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 62, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-62-pe141021-1911/.