Township 52, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 52 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,076. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.244°N, 62.673°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 52 had a population of 1,076: 540 male and 536 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,044 |
| 1881 | 1,205 |
| 1891 | 1,429 |
| 1901 | 1,055 |
| 1911 | 1,156 |
| 1921 | 1,076 |
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 52 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 1,076 total population, 540 males in the population, 536 females in the population, 531 males born in Canada, 518 females born in Canada, 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 634 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 290 persons of British origin (English), 148 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 468 Presbyterians, 283 Roman Catholics, 109 Methodists, 97 Disciples of Christ, 90 Baptists, 12 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259929
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_52,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_52_(%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 52, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-52-pe001012-1921/.