Township 19, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 19 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,753. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.431°N, 63.669°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 19 had a population of 1,753: 885 male and 868 female residents. Population density was 57.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,371 |
| 1881 | 1,608 |
| 1891 | 1,753 |
| 1901 | 1,687 |
| 1911 | 1,519 |
| 1921 | 1,183 |
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 19 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 | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 295 |
| Number of families | 295 |
| Number of females | 868 |
| Number of males | 885 |
| Number of married females | 263 |
| Number of married males | 262 |
| Number of married persons | 525 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 868 |
| POP M | 885 |
| POP TOT | 1,753 |
| Total population | 1,753 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 563 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 606 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,169 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,740 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 295 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 295 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 289 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 196 |
| Number of occupied houses | 295 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 128 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,677 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,558 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,576 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,716 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,270 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,828 |
| Acres of oats | 3,247 |
| Acres of potatoes | 849 |
| Acres of turnips | 84 |
| Acres of wheat | 736 |
| BAR AC | 128 |
| BAR BU | 3,047 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,047 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,440 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 73,328 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 139,790 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,775 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 40,525 |
| BWT BU | 1,440 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 2,716 |
| HAY TONS | 2,580 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 378 |
| Number of chickens | 9,692 |
| Number of ducks | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 223 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 1,516 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 251 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 546 |
| Number of milk cows | 864 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 227 |
| Number of other cattle | 912 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 2,527 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,653 |
| Number of swine | 535 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 624 |
| Number of turkeys | 75 |
| OAT AC | 3,247 |
| OAT BU | 73,328 |
| POT AC | 849 |
| POT BU | 139,790 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 768 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,670 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,630 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,580 |
| WHT AC | 736 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,775 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 51 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 102 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,630 |
| CATTLE KS | 378 |
| CHEESE LB | 768 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 563 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 606 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,169 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,670 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 251 |
| DUCKS | 104 |
| FAMILIES | 295 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| GEESE | 1,516 |
| GRA BU | 108 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,692 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 546 |
| HOUSES | 295 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 289 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 196 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 295 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 263 |
| MD MALE | 262 |
| MD TOT | 525 |
| MILK COWS | 864 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 223 |
| OC TOT | 227 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 912 |
| OTHERS | 1,740 |
| SHEEP | 2,527 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,653 |
| SUP AM | 14,270 |
| SUP FOR | 4,558 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 3,677 |
| SUP SC | 10,576 |
| SUP TOT | 18,828 |
| SWINE | 535 |
| SWINE KS | 624 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 295 |
| TUR AC | 84 |
| TUR BU | 40,525 |
| TURKEY | 75 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002019— 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 19, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-19-pe135020-1891/.