Charlottetown & Royalty, C, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Charlottetown & Royalty, C was a city in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 12,347. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2127. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.243°N, 63.130°W.
Population
In 1921, Charlottetown & Royalty, C had a population of 12,347: 5,767 male and 6,580 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 11,203 |
| 1921 | 12,347 |
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, Charlottetown & Royalty, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 12,347 total population, 6,580 females in the population, 6,298 females born in Canada, 5,767 males in the population, 5,481 males born in Canada, 177 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 175 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 111 males born outside the British Empire, 105 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 4,119 persons of British origin (English), 3,613 persons of British origin (Irish), 3,528 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 864 persons of French origin, 53 persons of Syrian origin, 46 persons of British origin (other), 21 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of German origin, 14 persons of Scandinavian origin, 10 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 29 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 19 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 5,646 Roman Catholics, 2,630 Presbyterians, 1,973 Methodists, 1,250 Anglicans (Church of England), 662 Baptists, 84 Salvation Army adherents, 37 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 22 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 16 Jews, 6 Disciples of Christ, 5 adherents of Eastern religions, 5 Adventists, 5 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Henry Davies Canadian politician and 6th Chief Justice of Canada (1845-1924) | 1845–1924 | born here |
| Charles Dalton | 1850–1933 | died here |
| Alexander Bannerman Warburton | 1852–1929 | born and died here |
| Sir Joseph Pope | 1854–1926 | born here |
| Benjamin Charles Prowse | 1862–1930 | died here |
| D. A. (Donald Alexander) MacKinnon | 1863–1928 | died here |
| John Stanfield | 1868–1934 | born here |
| Walter Maxfield Lea | 1874–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2127
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottetown
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottetown
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). "Charlottetown & Royalty, C, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/charlottetown-royalty-c-pe003025-1921/.