Township 1, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 1 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,516. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.970°N, 64.070°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 1 had a population of 2,516: 1,284 male and 1,232 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,822 |
| 1911 | 2,585 |
| 1921 | 2,516 |
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 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,516 total population, 1,284 males in the population, 1,264 males born in Canada, 1,232 females in the population, 1,213 females born in Canada, 17 females born outside the British Empire, 17 males born outside the British Empire, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,406 persons of French origin, 938 persons of British origin (Irish), 100 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of Syrian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 13 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,489 Roman Catholics, 14 Presbyterians, 7 Baptists, 4 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (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 |
|---|---|---|
| François-Joseph Buote | 1861–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_1,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_1
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 1, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-1-pe002001-1921/.