Township 14, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 14 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,502. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.511°N, 63.972°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 14 had a population of 1,502: 738 male and 764 female residents. Population density was 43.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,252 |
| 1881 | 1,433 |
| 1891 | 1,502 |
| 1901 | 1,488 |
| 1911 | 1,298 |
| 1921 | 1,152 |
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 14 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 238 |
| Number of families | 238 |
| Number of females | 764 |
| Number of males | 738 |
| Number of married females | 204 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 408 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 764 |
| POP M | 738 |
| POP TOT | 1,502 |
| Total population | 1,502 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 526 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,039 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 472 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,030 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 238 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 238 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 233 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 94 |
| Number of occupied houses | 238 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 122 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,586 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,435 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,448 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,962 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,111 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,546 |
| Acres of oats | 2,247 |
| Acres of potatoes | 463 |
| Acres of turnips | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 687 |
| BAR AC | 122 |
| BAR BU | 1,454 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,454 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,126 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 263 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,914 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 62,531 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,656 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,811 |
| BWT BU | 1,126 |
| CRN BU | 143 |
| HAY AC | 1,962 |
| HAY TONS | 1,657 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 325 |
| Number of chickens | 5,783 |
| Number of ducks | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 215 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 787 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 169 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 368 |
| Number of milk cows | 621 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 227 |
| Number of other cattle | 663 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 1,841 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 796 |
| Number of swine | 602 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 460 |
| Number of turkeys | 64 |
| OAT AC | 2,247 |
| OAT BU | 35,914 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 463 |
| POT BU | 62,531 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 340 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,267 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,829 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,657 |
| WHT AC | 687 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,656 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 77 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 97 |
| BEN BU | 65 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,829 |
| CATTLE KS | 325 |
| CHEESE LB | 340 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 526 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 513 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,039 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,267 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 169 |
| DUCKS | 147 |
| FAMILIES | 238 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 20 |
| FRN CA | 472 |
| GEESE | 787 |
| GRA BU | 263 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,783 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 368 |
| HOUSES | 238 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 233 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 94 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 238 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 204 |
| MD MALE | 204 |
| MD TOT | 408 |
| MILK COWS | 621 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 215 |
| OC TOT | 227 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 663 |
| OTHERS | 1,030 |
| SHEEP | 1,841 |
| SHEEP KS | 796 |
| SUP AM | 9,111 |
| SUP FOR | 8,435 |
| SUP JV | 77 |
| SUP PAT | 1,586 |
| SUP SC | 7,448 |
| SUP TOT | 17,546 |
| SWINE | 602 |
| SWINE KS | 460 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 238 |
| TUR AC | 43 |
| TUR BU | 9,811 |
| TURKEY | 64 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002014— 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 14, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-14-pe135015-1891/.