Township 23, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 23 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,201. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259886. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.410°N, 63.349°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 23 had a population of 1,201: 620 male and 581 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,742 |
| 1911 | 1,434 |
| 1921 | 1,201 |
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 23 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,201 total population, 620 males in the population, 607 males born in Canada, 581 females in the population, 572 females born in Canada, 9 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 410 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 393 persons of French origin, 350 persons of British origin (English), 45 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 438 Roman Catholics, 375 Presbyterians, 171 Methodists, 123 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 77 Baptists, 15 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259886
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_23,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_23
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 23, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-23-pe003004-1921/.