Township 21, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 21 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,700. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.443°N, 63.481°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 21 had a population of 1,700: 850 male and 850 female residents. Population density was 50.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,569 |
| 1881 | 1,871 |
| 1891 | 1,700 |
| 1901 | 1,532 |
| 1911 | 1,678 |
| 1921 | 1,562 |
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 21 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 294 |
| Number of families | 294 |
| Number of females | 850 |
| Number of males | 850 |
| Number of married females | 258 |
| Number of married males | 260 |
| Number of married persons | 518 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 850 |
| POP M | 850 |
| POP TOT | 1,700 |
| Total population | 1,700 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 551 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 576 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,127 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,700 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 293 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 293 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 243 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 112 |
| Number of occupied houses | 293 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 127 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,138 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,296 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,823 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,694 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,012 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,308 |
| Acres of oats | 2,671 |
| Acres of potatoes | 717 |
| Acres of turnips | 84 |
| Acres of wheat | 991 |
| BAR AC | 127 |
| BAR BU | 2,981 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,981 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,338 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 62,517 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 114,292 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15,702 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 45,702 |
| BWT BU | 1,338 |
| HAY AC | 2,694 |
| HAY TONS | 2,707 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 352 |
| Number of chickens | 8,183 |
| Number of ducks | 74 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 238 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 384 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 225 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 510 |
| Number of milk cows | 808 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 240 |
| Number of other cattle | 904 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 2,723 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,396 |
| Number of swine | 1,103 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 948 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 2,671 |
| OAT BU | 62,517 |
| POT AC | 717 |
| POT BU | 114,292 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,760 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,880 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 632 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,037 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,707 |
| WHT AC | 991 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,702 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 81 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 87 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,037 |
| CATTLE KS | 352 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,760 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 551 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 576 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,127 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,880 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 225 |
| DUCKS | 74 |
| FAMILIES | 294 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 632 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 384 |
| GRA BU | 222 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,183 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 510 |
| HOUSES | 293 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 243 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 112 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES W | 293 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 258 |
| MD MALE | 260 |
| MD TOT | 518 |
| MILK COWS | 808 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 238 |
| OC TOT | 240 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 904 |
| OTHERS | 1,700 |
| SHEEP | 2,723 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,396 |
| SUP AM | 12,012 |
| SUP FOR | 5,296 |
| SUP JV | 51 |
| SUP PAT | 3,138 |
| SUP SC | 8,823 |
| SUP TOT | 17,308 |
| SWINE | 1,103 |
| SWINE KS | 948 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 293 |
| TUR AC | 84 |
| TUR BU | 45,702 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003002— 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 21, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-21-pe136003-1891/.