Township 21, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 21 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,562. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.443°N, 63.481°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 21 had a population of 1,562: 783 male and 779 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,532 |
| 1911 | 1,678 |
| 1921 | 1,562 |
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 21 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,562 total population, 783 males in the population, 779 females in the population, 758 males born in Canada, 756 females born in Canada, 16 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born outside the British Empire, 9 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 843 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 535 persons of British origin (English), 171 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 865 Presbyterians, 305 Methodists, 181 Anglicans (Church of England), 150 Roman Catholics, 36 Baptists, 15 Disciples of Christ, 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259883
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_21,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_21
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 21, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-21-pe003002-1921/.