Township 30, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 30 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,417. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.233°N, 63.374°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 30 had a population of 1,417: 709 male and 708 female residents. Population density was 40.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,430 |
| 1881 | 1,530 |
| 1891 | 1,417 |
| 1901 | 1,357 |
| 1911 | 1,181 |
| 1921 | 1,019 |
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 30 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 233 |
| Number of families | 233 |
| Number of females | 708 |
| Number of males | 709 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 708 |
| POP M | 709 |
| POP TOT | 1,417 |
| Total population | 1,417 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 974 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,417 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 232 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 232 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 226 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 82 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,358 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,027 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,176 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,264 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,575 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,602 |
| Acres of oats | 2,218 |
| Acres of potatoes | 689 |
| Acres of turnips | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 542 |
| BAR AC | 64 |
| BAR BU | 1,218 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,218 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,329 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,033 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 103,541 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,612 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 23,883 |
| BWT BU | 2,329 |
| HAY AC | 2,264 |
| HAY TONS | 2,249 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 371 |
| Number of chickens | 9,420 |
| Number of ducks | 155 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 215 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 628 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 207 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 371 |
| Number of milk cows | 713 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 220 |
| Number of other cattle | 826 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 59 |
| 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 | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 2,661 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 992 |
| Number of swine | 706 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 615 |
| Number of turkeys | 186 |
| OAT AC | 2,218 |
| OAT BU | 43,033 |
| POT AC | 689 |
| POT BU | 103,541 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,624 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,362 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,851 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,249 |
| WHT AC | 542 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,612 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 59 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 102 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,851 |
| CATTLE KS | 371 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,624 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 471 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 503 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 974 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,362 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 207 |
| DUCKS | 155 |
| FAMILIES | 233 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 628 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,420 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 371 |
| HOUSES | 232 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 226 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 82 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 232 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 186 |
| MD MALE | 186 |
| MD TOT | 372 |
| MILK COWS | 713 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 215 |
| OC TOT | 220 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 826 |
| OTHERS | 1,417 |
| SHEEP | 2,661 |
| SHEEP KS | 992 |
| SUP AM | 10,575 |
| SUP FOR | 8,027 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 2,358 |
| SUP SC | 8,176 |
| SUP TOT | 18,602 |
| SWINE | 706 |
| SWINE KS | 615 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 232 |
| TUR AC | 59 |
| TUR BU | 23,883 |
| TURKEY | 186 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003007— 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 30, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-30-pe136008-1891/.