Township 42, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 42 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 422. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.424°N, 62.489°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 42 had a population of 422: 225 male and 197 female residents. Population density was 11.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 642 |
| 1881 | 646 |
| 1891 | 655 |
| 1901 | 557 |
| 1911 | 446 |
| 1921 | 422 |
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 42 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 197 |
| POP M | 225 |
| POP TOT | 422 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 16 |
| BRIT IRISH | 100 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 305 |
| CAN BORN F | 195 |
| CAN BORN M | 225 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 415 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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 42, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-42-pe001005-1921/.