Township 16, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 16 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,012. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.470°N, 63.925°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 16 had a population of 1,012: 524 male and 488 female residents. Population density was 29.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 934 |
| 1881 | 1,101 |
| 1891 | 1,333 |
| 1901 | 1,282 |
| 1911 | 1,045 |
| 1921 | 1,012 |
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 16 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 488 |
| POP M | 524 |
| POP TOT | 1,012 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 58 |
| BAPTISTS | 110 |
| BRIT BORN F | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 209 |
| BRIT IRISH | 83 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 419 |
| CAN BORN F | 474 |
| CAN BORN M | 520 |
| EUR FRENCH | 294 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 153 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 195 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 495 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002016— 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 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 16, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-16-pe002016-1921/.