Township 56, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 56 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 667. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.322°N, 62.425°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 56 had a population of 667: 374 male and 293 female residents. Population density was 19.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 856 |
| 1881 | 941 |
| 1891 | 988 |
| 1901 | 895 |
| 1911 | 749 |
| 1921 | 667 |
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 56 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 293 |
| POP M | 374 |
| POP TOT | 667 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAPTISTS | 79 |
| BRIT BORN F | 4 |
| BRIT ENG | 219 |
| BRIT IRISH | 106 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 271 |
| CAN BORN F | 287 |
| CAN BORN M | 367 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 44 |
| EUR GERMAN | 24 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 280 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 306 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001016— 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 56, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-56-pe001016-1921/.