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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259946. 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 28.3 people per square mile.
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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 19,280 area in acres, 852 total population, 430 males in the population, 422 females in the population, 275 single (never-married) males, 248 single (never-married) females, 180 families, 137 married females, 137 married males, 37 widowed females, 30.13 area in square miles, 28.28 population per square mile, 17 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 882 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 679 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 152 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 750 Presbyterians, 46 Baptists, 31 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Methodists, 6 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 177 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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: 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 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/.