Township 50, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 50 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,018. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.173°N, 62.865°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 50 had a population of 1,018: 523 male and 495 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,331 |
| 1911 | 1,117 |
| 1921 | 1,018 |
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 50 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 1,018 total population, 523 males in the population, 509 males born in Canada, 495 females in the population, 485 females born in Canada, 10 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 530 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 244 persons of British origin (English), 228 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 419 Roman Catholics, 259 Presbyterians, 205 Methodists, 87 Anglicans (Church of England), 47 Baptists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE003017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259928
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_50,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_50_(%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 50, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-50-pe003017-1921/.