Township 5, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 5 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,286. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 64.185°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 5 had a population of 1,286: 649 male and 637 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,263 |
| 1911 | 1,185 |
| 1921 | 1,286 |
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 5 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 1,286 total population, 649 males in the population, 642 males born in Canada, 637 females in the population, 631 females born in Canada, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 516 persons of French origin, 345 persons of British origin (English), 234 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 185 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 766 Roman Catholics, 283 Presbyterians, 104 Methodists, 75 Baptists, 57 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259940
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_5,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_5
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 5, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-5-pe002005-1921/.