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 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 density was 22.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 672 |
| 1881 | 855 |
| 1891 | 887 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 386 |
| POP M | 416 |
| POP TOT | 802 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 8 |
| BAPTISTS | 53 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 256 |
| BRIT IRISH | 63 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 475 |
| CAN BORN F | 384 |
| CAN BORN M | 413 |
| CHRISTIANS | 19 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 5 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 272 |
| OTHER SECTS | 21 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 292 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 137 |
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: 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 8, Prince Edward Island (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-8-pe002008-1921/.