Township 15, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 15 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,062. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.441°N, 64.066°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 15 had a population of 2,062: 1,038 male and 1,024 female residents. Population density was 48.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,550 |
| 1881 | 1,908 |
| 1891 | 2,062 |
| 1901 | 2,516 |
| 1911 | 2,189 |
| 1921 | 1,630 |
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 15 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 | 7 |
| FAM NO | 295 |
| Number of families | 295 |
| Number of females | 1,024 |
| Number of males | 1,038 |
| Number of married females | 323 |
| Number of married males | 324 |
| Number of married persons | 647 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 1,024 |
| POP M | 1,038 |
| POP TOT | 2,062 |
| Total population | 2,062 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 661 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 685 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,346 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,851 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 211 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 294 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 294 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 279 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 79 |
| Number of occupied houses | 294 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 217 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,632 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,028 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,306 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,162 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,964 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,992 |
| Acres of oats | 2,051 |
| Acres of potatoes | 588 |
| Acres of turnips | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,075 |
| BAR AC | 217 |
| BAR BU | 3,126 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,126 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,833 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,102 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,985 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 83,475 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,023 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,444 |
| BWT BU | 1,833 |
| CRN BU | 1,102 |
| HAY AC | 2,162 |
| HAY TONS | 1,399 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 406 |
| Number of chickens | 6,071 |
| Number of ducks | 74 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 238 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 1,150 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 118 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 432 |
| Number of milk cows | 633 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 268 |
| Number of other cattle | 664 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 2,186 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 678 |
| Number of swine | 841 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 541 |
| Number of turkeys | 76 |
| OAT AC | 2,051 |
| OAT BU | 25,985 |
| PEA BU | 123 |
| POT AC | 588 |
| POT BU | 83,475 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,570 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 172 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,316 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,399 |
| WHT AC | 1,075 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,023 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 106 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,316 |
| CATTLE KS | 406 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 661 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 685 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,346 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,570 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 118 |
| DUCKS | 74 |
| FAMILIES | 295 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 172 |
| FRN CA | 1,851 |
| GEESE | 1,150 |
| GRA BU | 77 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,071 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 432 |
| HOUSES | 294 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 279 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 79 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 294 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 323 |
| MD MALE | 324 |
| MD TOT | 647 |
| MILK COWS | 633 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 238 |
| OC TOT | 268 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 664 |
| OTHERS | 211 |
| SHEEP | 2,186 |
| SHEEP KS | 678 |
| SUP AM | 9,964 |
| SUP FOR | 12,028 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 1,632 |
| SUP SC | 8,306 |
| SUP TOT | 21,992 |
| SWINE | 841 |
| SWINE KS | 541 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 294 |
| TUR AC | 52 |
| TUR BU | 15,444 |
| TURKEY | 76 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002015— 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 15, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-15-pe135016-1891/.