Township 24, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 24 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,004. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.404°N, 63.283°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 24 had a population of 2,004: 1,019 male and 985 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,362 |
| 1911 | 2,192 |
| 1921 | 2,004 |
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 24 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,004 total population, 1,019 males in the population, 1,013 males born in Canada, 985 females in the population, 971 females born in Canada, 10 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,115 persons of French origin, 449 persons of British origin (English), 392 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,157 Roman Catholics, 439 Presbyterians, 128 Anglicans (Church of England), 109 Methodists, 87 Baptists, 36 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 26 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Disciples of Christ, 8 Protestants (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Gallant | d. 1923 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259888
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_24,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_24
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 24, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-24-pe003005-1921/.