Township 31, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 31 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,280. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.260°N, 63.296°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 31 had a population of 1,280: 669 male and 611 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,434 |
| 1911 | 1,442 |
| 1921 | 1,280 |
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 31 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,280 total population, 669 males in the population, 650 males born in Canada, 611 females in the population, 595 females born in Canada, 14 males born outside the British Empire, 12 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 567 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 420 persons of British origin (English), 283 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 465 Presbyterians, 386 Methodists, 262 Roman Catholics, 140 Baptists, 27 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259901
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_31,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_31_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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 31, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-31-pe003008-1921/.