Township 49, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 49 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,066. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 62.896°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 49 had a population of 1,066: 544 male and 522 female residents. Population density was 27.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,661 |
| 1881 | 1,731 |
| 1891 | 1,543 |
| 1901 | 1,399 |
| 1911 | 1,175 |
| 1921 | 1,066 |
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 49 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 522 |
| POP M | 544 |
| POP TOT | 1,066 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 20 |
| BAPTISTS | 122 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 273 |
| BRIT IRISH | 331 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 346 |
| CAN BORN F | 512 |
| CAN BORN M | 540 |
| EUR DUTCH | 25 |
| EUR FRENCH | 17 |
| EUR GERMAN | 73 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 319 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 193 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 412 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003016— 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 49, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-49-pe003016-1921/.