Year: 1891
| Province: Prince Edward Island
Summerside, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Summerside was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.396°N, 63.788°W.
Population
In 1891, Summerside had a population of 2,882: 1,401 male and 1,481 female residents. Population density was 2286.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Summerside shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 533 |
| Number of families | 533 |
| Number of females | 1,481 |
| Number of males | 1,401 |
| Number of married females | 452 |
| Number of married males | 453 |
| Number of married persons | 905 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| POP F | 1,481 |
| POP M | 1,401 |
| POP TOT | 2,882 |
| Total population | 2,882 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 937 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 921 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,858 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 149 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,733 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 502 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 500 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 416 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 79 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 285 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 502 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 546 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 951 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,676 |
| Acres of hay crops | 414 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,264 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,215 |
| Acres of oats | 366 |
| Acres of potatoes | 109 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 83 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 702 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 702 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,238 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,749 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,208 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,621 |
| BWT BU | 331 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 414 |
| HAY TONS | 644 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 70 |
| Number of chickens | 2,274 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 71 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 50 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 244 |
| Number of milk cows | 251 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 79 |
| Number of other cattle | 68 |
| Number of other fowl | 62 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 63 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 18 |
| Number of swine | 98 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 130 |
| OAT AC | 366 |
| OAT BU | 9,238 |
| PEA BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 109 |
| POT BU | 20,749 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 146 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,263 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 644 |
| WHT AC | 83 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,208 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,263 |
| CATTLE KS | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 937 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 921 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,858 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 60 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 533 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 146 |
| FRN CA | 149 |
| GEESE | 50 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,274 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 244 |
| HOUSES | 502 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 79 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 416 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 285 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 79 |
| HOUSES W | 500 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 452 |
| MD MALE | 453 |
| MD TOT | 905 |
| MILK COWS | 251 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 71 |
| OC TOT | 79 |
| OTHER FOWL | 62 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 68 |
| OTHERS | 2,733 |
| SHEEP | 63 |
| SHEEP KS | 18 |
| SUP AM | 2,264 |
| SUP FOR | 951 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 546 |
| SUP SC | 1,676 |
| SUP TOT | 3,215 |
| SWINE | 98 |
| SWINE KS | 130 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 502 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 13,621 |
| WID FEM | 92 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 119 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE133001 — 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). "Summerside, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/summerside-pe135001-1891/.