Township 28, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 28 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,670. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.244°N, 63.583°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 28 had a population of 1,670: 857 male and 813 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,620 |
| 1911 | 1,473 |
| 1921 | 1,670 |
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 28 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,670 total population, 857 males in the population, 838 males born in Canada, 813 females in the population, 796 females born in Canada, 13 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 680 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 667 persons of British origin (English), 245 persons of British origin (Irish), 66 persons of French origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 510 Methodists, 500 Presbyterians, 306 Baptists, 304 Roman Catholics, 42 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Mennonites, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259894
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_28,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_28
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 28, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-28-pe002023-1921/.