Georgetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Georgetown Royalty was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,060. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.197°N, 62.541°W.
Population
In 1891, Georgetown Royalty had a population of 1,060: 545 male and 515 female residents. Population density was 151.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,056 |
| 1881 | 1,118 |
| 1891 | 1,060 |
| 1901 | 1,123 |
| 1911 | 1,010 |
| 1921 | 884 |
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, Georgetown Royalty shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 202 |
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 515 |
| Number of males | 545 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 515 |
| POP M | 545 |
| POP TOT | 1,060 |
| Total population | 1,060 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 369 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 693 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 87 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 973 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 200 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 197 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 160 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 34 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,206 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 933 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,304 |
| Acres of hay crops | 686 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,552 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,485 |
| Acres of oats | 419 |
| Acres of potatoes | 279 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 185 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 574 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 574 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,058 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,401 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,533 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,471 |
| BWT BU | 88 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 686 |
| HAY TONS | 712 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 78 |
| Number of chickens | 2,592 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 120 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 74 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 116 |
| Number of milk cows | 216 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 194 |
| Number of other cattle | 145 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 106 |
| Number of sheep | 417 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 200 |
| Number of swine | 134 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 155 |
| Number of turkeys | 36 |
| OAT AC | 419 |
| OAT BU | 8,058 |
| POT AC | 279 |
| POT BU | 43,401 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,765 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,845 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 712 |
| WHT AC | 185 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,533 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 58 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,845 |
| CATTLE KS | 78 |
| CHEESE LB | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 369 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 693 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,765 |
| FRN CA | 87 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,592 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 116 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 160 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 34 |
| HOUSES W | 197 |
| INF 11 A | 106 |
| MD FEM | 154 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 308 |
| MILK COWS | 216 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 74 |
| OC P | 120 |
| OC TOT | 194 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 145 |
| OTHERS | 973 |
| SHEEP | 417 |
| SHEEP KS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 3,552 |
| SUP FOR | 933 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 1,206 |
| SUP SC | 2,304 |
| SUP TOT | 4,485 |
| SWINE | 134 |
| SWINE KS | 155 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 200 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 8,471 |
| TURKEY | 36 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001023— 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). "Georgetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/georgetown-royalty-pe134001-1891/.