Township 3, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 3 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,042. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.861°N, 64.123°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 3 had a population of 1,042: 525 male and 517 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,439 |
| 1911 | 1,298 |
| 1921 | 1,042 |
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 3 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 1,042 total population, 525 males in the population, 519 males born in Canada, 517 females in the population, 501 females born in Canada, 13 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 401 persons of British origin (English), 308 persons of British origin (Irish), 260 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 63 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 466 Roman Catholics, 194 Presbyterians, 152 Methodists, 129 Anglicans (Church of England), 75 Baptists, 21 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_3,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_3
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 3, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-3-pe002003-1921/.