Township 11, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 11 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.691°N, 64.003°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 11 had a population of 700: 352 male and 348 female residents. Population density was 18.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 570 |
| 1881 | 625 |
| 1891 | 700 |
| 1901 | 673 |
| 1911 | 659 |
| 1921 | 604 |
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, Township 11 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 118 |
| Number of families | 118 |
| Number of females | 348 |
| Number of males | 352 |
| Number of married females | 102 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of married persons | 205 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 348 |
| POP M | 352 |
| POP TOT | 700 |
| Total population | 700 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 231 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 241 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 472 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 699 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 114 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 114 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 114 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 35 |
| Number of occupied houses | 116 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 876 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,608 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,602 |
| Acres of hay crops | 890 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,500 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,108 |
| Acres of oats | 897 |
| Acres of potatoes | 245 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 396 |
| BAR AC | 58 |
| BAR BU | 628 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 628 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 788 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,210 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,979 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,527 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,776 |
| BWT BU | 788 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 890 |
| HAY TONS | 561 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 147 |
| Number of chickens | 2,838 |
| Number of ducks | 72 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 159 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 77 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 159 |
| Number of milk cows | 262 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 108 |
| Number of other cattle | 274 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 761 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 339 |
| Number of swine | 208 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 223 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 897 |
| OAT BU | 12,210 |
| PEA BU | 32 |
| POT AC | 245 |
| POT BU | 31,979 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,789 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,223 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 561 |
| WHT AC | 396 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,527 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,223 |
| CATTLE KS | 147 |
| CHEESE LB | 160 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 231 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 241 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 472 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,789 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 77 |
| DUCKS | 72 |
| FAMILIES | 118 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 159 |
| GRA BU | 78 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,838 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 159 |
| HOUSES | 114 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 114 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 114 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 102 |
| MD MALE | 103 |
| MD TOT | 205 |
| MILK COWS | 262 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 104 |
| OC TOT | 108 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 274 |
| OTHERS | 699 |
| SHEEP | 761 |
| SHEEP KS | 339 |
| SUP AM | 5,500 |
| SUP FOR | 6,608 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 876 |
| SUP SC | 4,602 |
| SUP TOT | 12,108 |
| SWINE | 208 |
| SWINE KS | 223 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 116 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 5,776 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002011— 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). "Township 11, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-11-pe135012-1891/.