Township 17, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 17 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,694. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.425°N, 63.861°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 17 had a population of 1,694: 843 male and 851 female residents. Population density was 47.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,644 |
| 1881 | 1,647 |
| 1891 | 1,694 |
| 1901 | 1,589 |
| 1911 | 1,499 |
| 1921 | 1,331 |
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 17 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 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 | 268 |
| Number of families | 268 |
| Number of females | 851 |
| Number of males | 843 |
| Number of married females | 262 |
| Number of married males | 262 |
| Number of married persons | 524 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 851 |
| POP M | 843 |
| POP TOT | 1,694 |
| Total population | 1,694 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 556 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 558 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,114 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 712 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 982 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 265 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 265 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 251 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 154 |
| Number of occupied houses | 265 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 188 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 129 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,818 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,784 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,812 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,798 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,759 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,543 |
| Acres of oats | 2,369 |
| Acres of potatoes | 690 |
| Acres of turnips | 78 |
| Acres of wheat | 723 |
| BAR AC | 188 |
| BAR BU | 3,293 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,293 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 337 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,387 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,498 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 112,455 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,153 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 39,815 |
| BWT BU | 2,387 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 26 |
| CRN BU | 212 |
| HAY AC | 2,798 |
| HAY TONS | 2,325 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 400 |
| Number of chickens | 7,895 |
| Number of ducks | 227 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 230 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 1,498 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 209 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 393 |
| Number of milk cows | 607 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 262 |
| Number of other cattle | 423 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 47 |
| Number of sheep | 1,581 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,227 |
| Number of swine | 444 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 596 |
| Number of turkeys | 122 |
| OAT AC | 2,369 |
| OAT BU | 37,498 |
| PEA BU | 96 |
| POT AC | 690 |
| POT BU | 112,455 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 244 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,643 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,886 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,713 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,325 |
| WHT AC | 723 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,153 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 64 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 96 |
| BEN BU | 337 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,713 |
| CATTLE KS | 400 |
| CHEESE LB | 244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 556 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 558 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,114 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,643 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 209 |
| DUCKS | 227 |
| FAMILIES | 268 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,886 |
| FRN CA | 712 |
| GEESE | 1,498 |
| GRA BU | 159 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,895 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 393 |
| HOUSES | 265 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 251 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 154 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 265 |
| INF 11 A | 47 |
| MD FEM | 262 |
| MD MALE | 262 |
| MD TOT | 524 |
| MILK COWS | 607 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 230 |
| OC TOT | 262 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 423 |
| OTHERS | 982 |
| SHEEP | 1,581 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,227 |
| SILOS | 26 |
| SUP AM | 10,759 |
| SUP FOR | 7,784 |
| SUP JV | 129 |
| SUP PAT | 3,818 |
| SUP SC | 6,812 |
| SUP TOT | 18,543 |
| SWINE | 444 |
| SWINE KS | 596 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 265 |
| TUR AC | 78 |
| TUR BU | 39,815 |
| TURKEY | 122 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002017— 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 17, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-17-pe135018-1891/.