Township 51, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 51 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 785. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2387798. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.221°N, 62.722°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 51 had a population of 785: 401 male and 384 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,093 |
| 1881 | 1,106 |
| 1891 | 1,110 |
| 1901 | 1,007 |
| 1911 | 995 |
| 1921 | 785 |
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 51 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 384 |
| POP M | 401 |
| POP TOT | 785 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAPTISTS | 31 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 20 |
| BRIT IRISH | 438 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 325 |
| CAN BORN F | 375 |
| CAN BORN M | 396 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 47 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 46 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 175 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 472 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2387798
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 51, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-51-pe001011-1921/.