Township 20, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 20 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 585. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.453°N, 63.549°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 20 had a population of 585: 300 male and 285 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,245 |
| 1881 | 1,419 |
| 1891 | 1,325 |
| 1901 | 1,231 |
| 1911 | 774 |
| 1921 | 585 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Township 20 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 585 total population, 300 males in the population, 294 males born in Canada, 285 females in the population, 281 females born in Canada, 5 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 272 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 240 persons of British origin (English), 66 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 330 Presbyterians, 189 Anglicans (Church of England), 61 Roman Catholics, 4 Methodists, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Hughes | 1876–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259882
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_20,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_20_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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 20, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-20-pe003001-1921/.