Township 40, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 40 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 937. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.392°N, 62.659°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 40 had a population of 937: 489 male and 448 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 887 |
| 1881 | 991 |
| 1891 | 1,026 |
| 1901 | 1,509 |
| 1911 | 951 |
| 1921 | 937 |
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 40 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 937 total population, 489 males in the population, 475 males born in Canada, 448 females in the population, 432 females born in Canada, 9 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 352 persons of British origin (English), 303 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 249 persons of British origin (Irish), 20 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of French origin, 4 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 429 Presbyterians, 352 Roman Catholics, 97 Methodists, 30 Anglicans (Church of England), 20 Baptists, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259913
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_40,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_40_(%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 40, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-40-pe001003-1921/.