Township 31, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)
Township 31 was a census subdivision in Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,493. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.260°N, 63.296°W.
Population
In 1881, Township 31 had a population of 1,493: 766 male and 727 female residents. Population density was 35.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,278 |
| 1881 | 1,493 |
| 1891 | 1,576 |
| 1901 | 1,434 |
| 1911 | 1,442 |
| 1921 | 1,280 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Township 31 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 60 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 251 |
| Number of families | 251 |
| Number of females | 727 |
| Number of males | 766 |
| Number of married females | 220 |
| Number of married males | 224 |
| Number of married persons | 444 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 1,493 |
| Total population | 1,493 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 529 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,003 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 250 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,979 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,031 |
| Acres of wheat | 797 |
| BAR BU | 681 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 681 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,925 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 337 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 84,310 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 141,161 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,783 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 29,345 |
| BWT BU | 1,925 |
| HAY AC | 2,979 |
| HAY TONS | 4,252 |
| OAT BU | 84,310 |
| POT AC | 1,031 |
| POT BU | 141,161 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,252 |
| WHT AC | 797 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,783 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 474 |
| C UNMD M | 529 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,003 |
| CD NAME | Queen's |
| D OCC | 251 |
| FEMALE | 727 |
| GRA BU | 337 |
| H INHAB | 250 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 766 |
| MD F | 220 |
| MD M | 224 |
| MD TOT | 444 |
| NUMBER CD | 2 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 26 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 29,345 |
| WID F | 33 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE002009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003008— 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 1881 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 31, Prince Edward Island (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-31-pe002009-1881/.