Township 28, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 28 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,578. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.244°N, 63.583°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 28 had a population of 1,578: 794 male and 784 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,692 |
| 1891 | 1,578 |
| 1901 | 1,620 |
| 1911 | 1,473 |
| 1921 | 1,670 |
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 28 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 308 |
| Number of families | 308 |
| Number of females | 784 |
| Number of males | 794 |
| Number of married females | 283 |
| Number of married males | 277 |
| Number of married persons | 560 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 784 |
| POP M | 794 |
| POP TOT | 1,578 |
| Total population | 1,578 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 451 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 499 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 950 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,573 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 306 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 304 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 288 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 177 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 230 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,248 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,698 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,593 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,076 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,920 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,618 |
| Acres of oats | 3,094 |
| Acres of potatoes | 834 |
| Acres of turnips | 175 |
| Acres of wheat | 599 |
| BAR AC | 230 |
| BAR BU | 5,463 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,463 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,845 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 943 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 61,646 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 124,895 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,354 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 90,891 |
| BWT BU | 5,845 |
| HAY AC | 3,076 |
| HAY TONS | 3,250 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 362 |
| Number of chickens | 6,995 |
| Number of ducks | 103 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 252 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 331 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 311 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 538 |
| Number of milk cows | 973 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 276 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,208 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 76 |
| Number of sheep | 3,783 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,077 |
| Number of swine | 958 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 776 |
| Number of turkeys | 40 |
| OAT AC | 3,094 |
| OAT BU | 61,646 |
| PEA BU | 212 |
| POT AC | 834 |
| POT BU | 124,895 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 966 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,819 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 64,586 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,250 |
| WHT AC | 599 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,354 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 96 |
| BEN BU | 70 |
| BUTTER LB | 64,586 |
| CATTLE KS | 362 |
| CHEESE LB | 966 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 451 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 499 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 950 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,819 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 311 |
| DUCKS | 103 |
| FAMILIES | 308 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 331 |
| GRA BU | 943 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,995 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 538 |
| HOUSES | 306 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 288 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 177 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 304 |
| INF 11 A | 76 |
| MD FEM | 283 |
| MD MALE | 277 |
| MD TOT | 560 |
| MILK COWS | 973 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 252 |
| OC TOT | 276 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,208 |
| OTHERS | 1,573 |
| SHEEP | 3,783 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,077 |
| SUP AM | 12,920 |
| SUP FOR | 7,698 |
| SUP JV | 79 |
| SUP PAT | 4,248 |
| SUP SC | 8,593 |
| SUP TOT | 20,618 |
| SWINE | 958 |
| SWINE KS | 776 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 307 |
| TUR AC | 175 |
| TUR BU | 90,891 |
| TURKEY | 40 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259894
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 28, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-28-pe135024-1891/.