Township 16, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 16 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.470°N, 63.925°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 16 had a population of 1,333: 661 male and 672 female residents. Population density was 38.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 934 |
| 1881 | 1,101 |
| 1891 | 1,333 |
| 1901 | 1,282 |
| 1911 | 1,045 |
| 1921 | 1,012 |
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 16 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 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 | 210 |
| Number of families | 210 |
| Number of females | 672 |
| Number of males | 661 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 195 |
| Number of married persons | 390 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 672 |
| POP M | 661 |
| POP TOT | 1,333 |
| Total population | 1,333 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 457 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 454 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 911 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 346 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 987 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 199 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 199 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 195 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 70 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 135 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 735 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,004 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,532 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,832 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,309 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,313 |
| Acres of oats | 2,178 |
| Acres of potatoes | 427 |
| Acres of turnips | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 557 |
| BAR AC | 135 |
| BAR BU | 2,008 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,008 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,775 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,290 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,300 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,253 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,394 |
| BWT BU | 1,775 |
| CRN BU | 143 |
| HAY AC | 1,832 |
| HAY TONS | 1,732 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 304 |
| Number of chickens | 5,740 |
| Number of ducks | 423 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 171 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 1,064 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 160 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 338 |
| Number of milk cows | 578 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 180 |
| Number of other cattle | 608 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 2,370 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 913 |
| Number of swine | 672 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 439 |
| Number of turkeys | 21 |
| OAT AC | 2,178 |
| OAT BU | 34,290 |
| PEA BU | 48 |
| POT AC | 427 |
| POT BU | 59,300 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,216 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 28 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,042 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,529 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,732 |
| WHT AC | 557 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,253 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 91 |
| BEN BU | 54 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,529 |
| CATTLE KS | 304 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,216 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 457 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 454 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 911 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 28 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 160 |
| DUCKS | 423 |
| FAMILIES | 210 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,042 |
| FRN CA | 346 |
| GEESE | 1,064 |
| GRA BU | 141 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,740 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 338 |
| HOUSES | 199 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 199 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 195 |
| MD MALE | 195 |
| MD TOT | 390 |
| MILK COWS | 578 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 171 |
| OC TOT | 180 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 608 |
| OTHERS | 987 |
| SHEEP | 2,370 |
| SHEEP KS | 913 |
| SUP AM | 8,309 |
| SUP FOR | 8,004 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 735 |
| SUP SC | 7,532 |
| SUP TOT | 16,313 |
| SWINE | 672 |
| SWINE KS | 439 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 201 |
| TUR AC | 52 |
| TUR BU | 16,394 |
| TURKEY | 21 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002016— 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 16, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-16-pe135017-1891/.