Township 53, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 53 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.265°N, 62.617°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 53 had a population of 827: 408 male and 419 female residents. Population density was 28.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,120 |
| 1881 | 1,225 |
| 1891 | 1,229 |
| 1901 | 1,395 |
| 1911 | 958 |
| 1921 | 827 |
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 53 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 | 419 |
| POP M | 408 |
| POP TOT | 827 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 13 |
| BAPTISTS | 36 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 5 |
| BRIT ENG | 81 |
| BRIT IRISH | 256 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 467 |
| CAN BORN F | 405 |
| CAN BORN M | 397 |
| EUR FRENCH | 22 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 14 |
| OTHER SECTS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 263 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 494 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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 53, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-53-pe001013-1921/.