Township 27, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 27 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,122. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.298°N, 63.629°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 27 had a population of 1,122: 585 male and 537 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,281 |
| 1911 | 1,113 |
| 1921 | 1,122 |
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 27 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,122 total population, 585 males in the population, 571 males born in Canada, 537 females in the population, 522 females born in Canada, 10 females born outside the British Empire, 9 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 599 persons of British origin (Irish), 296 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 202 persons of British origin (English), 23 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 647 Roman Catholics, 222 Methodists, 195 Presbyterians, 49 Baptists, 7 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259893
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_27,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_27
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 27, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-27-pe002022-1921/.