Township 2, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 2 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,282. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259897. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.903°N, 64.109°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 2 had a population of 2,282: 1,148 male and 1,134 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,343 |
| 1881 | 1,890 |
| 1891 | 2,282 |
| 1901 | 2,160 |
| 1911 | 1,992 |
| 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 2 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 | 362 |
| Number of families | 362 |
| Number of females | 1,134 |
| Number of males | 1,148 |
| Number of married females | 347 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of married persons | 690 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP F | 1,134 |
| POP M | 1,148 |
| POP TOT | 2,282 |
| Total population | 2,282 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 727 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 778 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,505 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,665 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 617 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 355 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 355 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 348 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 80 |
| Number of occupied houses | 355 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 145 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,966 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,923 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,236 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,468 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,244 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,167 |
| Acres of oats | 2,333 |
| Acres of potatoes | 804 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 989 |
| BAR AC | 145 |
| BAR BU | 1,877 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,877 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,859 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,745 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 104,538 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,688 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,715 |
| BWT BU | 1,859 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 1,468 |
| HAY TONS | 879 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 342 |
| Number of chickens | 6,991 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 313 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 205 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 144 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 394 |
| Number of milk cows | 542 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 320 |
| Number of other cattle | 470 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 203 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 1,410 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 439 |
| Number of swine | 717 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 595 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 2,333 |
| OAT BU | 33,745 |
| PEA BU | 98 |
| POT AC | 804 |
| POT BU | 104,538 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 55 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,406 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 136 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,023 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 879 |
| WHT AC | 989 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,688 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 203 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,023 |
| CATTLE KS | 342 |
| CHEESE LB | 55 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 727 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 778 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,505 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,406 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 144 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 362 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 136 |
| FRN CA | 1,665 |
| GEESE | 205 |
| GRA BU | 84 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,991 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 394 |
| HOUSES | 355 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 348 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 80 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 108 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 355 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 347 |
| MD MALE | 343 |
| MD TOT | 690 |
| MILK COWS | 542 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 313 |
| OC TOT | 320 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 470 |
| OTHERS | 617 |
| SHEEP | 1,410 |
| SHEEP KS | 439 |
| SUP AM | 10,244 |
| SUP FOR | 5,923 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 1,966 |
| SUP SC | 8,236 |
| SUP TOT | 16,167 |
| SWINE | 717 |
| SWINE KS | 595 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 355 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 10,715 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 60 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259897
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 2, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-2-pe135003-1891/.