Township 59, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 59 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 824. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259939. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.138°N, 62.633°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 59 had a population of 824: 417 male and 407 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,604 |
| 1881 | 1,782 |
| 1891 | 1,786 |
| 1901 | 1,604 |
| 1911 | 1,334 |
| 1921 | 824 |
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 59 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 824 total population, 417 males in the population, 407 females in the population, 398 males born in Canada, 386 females born in Canada, 17 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 549 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 205 persons of British origin (English), 47 persons of French origin, 17 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 553 Presbyterians, 101 Methodists, 79 Roman Catholics, 63 Baptists, 26 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE001017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001017_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259939
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_59,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_59_(%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 59, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-59-pe001017-1921/.