Township 17, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 17 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,331. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.424°N, 63.860°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 17 had a population of 1,331: 644 male and 687 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,499 |
| 1921 | 1,331 |
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 17 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,331 total population, 687 females in the population, 670 females born in Canada, 644 males in the population, 636 males born in Canada, 10 females born outside the British Empire, 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 males born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 606 persons of French origin, 458 persons of British origin (English), 200 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 63 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 719 Roman Catholics, 226 Anglicans (Church of England), 135 Presbyterians, 121 Methodists, 72 Baptists, 58 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ada Ramsay | 1867–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_17,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_17_(%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 17, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-17-pe002017-1921/.