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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259916. 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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 422 total population, 225 males born in Canada, 225 males in the population, 197 females in the population, 195 females born in Canada, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 305 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 100 persons of British origin (Irish), 16 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 415 Roman Catholics, 6 Baptists, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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: Q3259916
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_42,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_42
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/.