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 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 density was 37.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,644 |
| 1881 | 1,647 |
| 1891 | 1,694 |
| 1901 | 1,589 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 687 |
| POP M | 644 |
| POP TOT | 1,331 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 226 |
| BAPTISTS | 72 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 458 |
| BRIT IRISH | 63 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 200 |
| CAN BORN F | 670 |
| CAN BORN M | 636 |
| CHRISTIANS | 58 |
| EUR FRENCH | 606 |
| EUR GERMAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 121 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 135 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 719 |
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: 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 17, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-17-pe002017-1921/.