Township 8, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)
Township 8 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 802. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.654°N, 64.327°W.
Population
In 1921, Township 8 had a population of 802: 416 male and 386 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 896 |
| 1911 | 855 |
| 1921 | 802 |
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 8 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 802 total population, 416 males in the population, 413 males born in Canada, 386 females in the population, 384 females born in Canada, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 475 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 256 persons of British origin (English), 63 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of French origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 292 Presbyterians, 272 Methodists, 137 Roman Catholics, 53 Baptists, 21 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 19 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 8 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259957
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_8,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_8_(%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 8, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-8-pe002008-1921/.