Township 46, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 46 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 749. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.421°N, 62.184°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 46 had a population of 749: 410 male and 339 female residents. Population density was 22.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 860 |
| 1881 | 1,095 |
| 1891 | 1,075 |
| 1901 | 1,018 |
| 1911 | 972 |
| 1921 | 749 |
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 46 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 339 |
| POP M | 410 |
| POP TOT | 749 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAPTISTS | 100 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 5 |
| BRIT ENG | 30 |
| BRIT IRISH | 160 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 510 |
| CAN BORN F | 330 |
| CAN BORN M | 394 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 33 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 48 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 600 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001009— 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 46, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-46-pe001009-1921/.