Township 33, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 33 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 981. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259902. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.338°N, 63.162°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 33 had a population of 981: 489 male and 492 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,120 |
| 1911 | 991 |
| 1921 | 981 |
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 33 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 981 total population, 492 females born in Canada, 492 females in the population, 489 males in the population, 485 males born in Canada, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 595 persons of British origin (English), 268 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 79 persons of British origin (Irish), 39 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 379 Methodists, 346 Presbyterians, 95 Roman Catholics, 78 Anglicans (Church of England), 55 Baptists, 26 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 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 12 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Jane Sterling | 1839–1921 | died here |
| William Lawson Cotton | 1848–1928 | died here |
| Charles Dalton | 1850–1933 | died here |
| Benjamin Armitage Bremner | 1851–1938 | died here |
| Alexander Bannerman Warburton | 1852–1929 | died here |
| William Snodgrass Stewart | 1855–1938 | died here |
| Charles Benjamin Chappell | 1857–1931 | died here |
| Stephen Rice Jenkins | 1858–1929 | died here |
| Benjamin Charles Prowse | 1862–1930 | died here |
| D. A. (Donald Alexander) MacKinnon | 1863–1928 | died here |
| Samuel Napier Robertson | 1869–1937 | died here |
| Walter Maxfield Lea | 1874–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259902
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_33,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_33_(%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 33, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-33-pe003010-1921/.