Township 21, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Township 21 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,678. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.443°N, 63.481°W.
Population
In 1911, Township 21 had a population of 1,678: 814 male and 864 female residents. Population density was 56.4 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Township 21 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 19,046 area in acres, 1,678 total population, 864 females in the population, 814 males in the population, 524 single (never-married) females, 498 single (never-married) males, 341 families, 283 married males, 276 married females, 61 widowed females, 56.38 population per square mile, 32 widowed males, 29.76 area in square miles, 3 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 1,532 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 952 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 474 persons of British origin (English), 230 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 862 Presbyterians, 382 Methodists, 185 Anglicans (Church of England), 175 Roman Catholics, 47 Baptists, 19 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 340 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE141002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-21-pe141002-1911/.