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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259924. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,066 total population, 544 males in the population, 540 males born in Canada, 522 females in the population, 512 females born in Canada, 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 346 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 331 persons of British origin (Irish), 273 persons of British origin (English), 73 persons of German origin, 25 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 412 Roman Catholics, 319 Methodists, 193 Presbyterians, 122 Baptists, 20 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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: Q3259924
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_49,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_49_(%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 49, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-49-pe003016-1921/.