Charlottetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Charlottetown Royalty was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 11,373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.263°N, 63.135°W.
Population
In 1891, Charlottetown Royalty had a population of 11,373: 5,382 male and 5,991 female residents. Population density was 878.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 8,807 |
| 1881 | 11,485 |
| 1891 | 11,373 |
| 1901 | 12,080 |
| 1911 | 11,203 |
| 1921 | 12,347 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Charlottetown Royalty shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 2,141 |
| Number of families | 2,141 |
| Number of females | 5,991 |
| Number of males | 5,382 |
| Number of married females | 1,667 |
| Number of married males | 1,650 |
| Number of married persons | 3,317 |
| Number of widowed females | 518 |
| Number of widowed males | 167 |
| Number of widowed persons | 685 |
| POP F | 5,991 |
| POP M | 5,382 |
| POP TOT | 11,373 |
| Total population | 11,373 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,806 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,565 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 7,371 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 57 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 11,316 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,108 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 57 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 2,047 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 761 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 187 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,138 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 135 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 195 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 400 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 278 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 968 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 14 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,108 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 158 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 122 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,193 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,903 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,396 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,171 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,711 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,614 |
| Acres of oats | 1,219 |
| Acres of potatoes | 365 |
| Acres of turnips | 173 |
| Acres of wheat | 257 |
| BAR AC | 158 |
| BAR BU | 4,655 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,655 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 396 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 205 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,044 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 63,848 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,702 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 85,564 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 460 |
| BWT BU | 396 |
| CRN BU | 205 |
| HAY AC | 2,171 |
| HAY TONS | 2,889 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,400 |
| Number of chickens | 8,533 |
| Number of ducks | 132 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 155 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 167 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 183 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 837 |
| Number of milk cows | 852 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 207 |
| Number of other cattle | 353 |
| Number of other fowl | 49 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 82 |
| Number of sheep | 478 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,714 |
| Number of swine | 417 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 692 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 1,219 |
| OAT BU | 27,044 |
| PEA BU | 64 |
| POT AC | 365 |
| POT BU | 63,848 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 730 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,305 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 236 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,660 |
| RYE BU | 90 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,889 |
| WHT AC | 257 |
| WHT FALL BU | 460 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,702 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 49 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,660 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,400 |
| CHEESE LB | 730 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 3,806 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 3,565 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 7,371 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,305 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 183 |
| DUCKS | 132 |
| FAMILIES | 2,141 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 236 |
| FRN CA | 57 |
| GEESE | 167 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,533 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 837 |
| HOUSES | 2,108 |
| HOUSES B | 57 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 187 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 278 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 400 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 761 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 968 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 135 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 91 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,138 |
| HOUSES W | 2,047 |
| INF 11 A | 82 |
| MD FEM | 1,667 |
| MD MALE | 1,650 |
| MD TOT | 3,317 |
| MILK COWS | 852 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 155 |
| OC TOT | 207 |
| OTHER FOWL | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 353 |
| OTHERS | 11,316 |
| SHEEP | 478 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,714 |
| SUP AM | 9,711 |
| SUP FOR | 2,903 |
| SUP JV | 122 |
| SUP PAT | 3,193 |
| SUP SC | 6,396 |
| SUP TOT | 12,614 |
| SWINE | 417 |
| SWINE KS | 692 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 2,108 |
| TUR AC | 173 |
| TUR BU | 85,564 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| WID FEM | 518 |
| WID MALE | 167 |
| WID TOT | 685 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003025— 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 1891 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). "Charlottetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/charlottetown-royalty-pe136001-1891/.