Township 31, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 31 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,576. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.260°N, 63.296°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 31 had a population of 1,576: 798 male and 778 female residents. Population density was 37.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Township 31 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 263 |
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 778 |
| Number of males | 798 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 237 |
| Number of married persons | 472 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 778 |
| POP M | 798 |
| POP TOT | 1,576 |
| Total population | 1,576 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,046 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,576 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 262 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 262 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 254 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 141 |
| Number of occupied houses | 262 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 138 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 94 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,052 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,112 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,556 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,745 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,702 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,814 |
| Acres of oats | 2,836 |
| Acres of potatoes | 851 |
| Acres of turnips | 122 |
| Acres of wheat | 743 |
| BAR AC | 138 |
| BAR BU | 2,968 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,968 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,580 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 60,398 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 139,090 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,576 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 57,171 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 197 |
| BWT BU | 1,580 |
| HAY AC | 3,745 |
| HAY TONS | 3,445 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 465 |
| Number of chickens | 8,200 |
| Number of ducks | 95 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 240 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 258 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 342 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 481 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,026 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 253 |
| Number of other cattle | 909 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 2,415 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,498 |
| Number of swine | 543 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,132 |
| Number of turkeys | 26 |
| OAT AC | 2,836 |
| OAT BU | 60,398 |
| PEA BU | 19 |
| POT AC | 851 |
| POT BU | 139,090 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,624 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,789 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,337 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,445 |
| WHT AC | 743 |
| WHT FALL BU | 197 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,576 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 61 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,337 |
| CATTLE KS | 465 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,624 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 502 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 544 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,046 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,789 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 342 |
| DUCKS | 95 |
| FAMILIES | 263 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 258 |
| GRA BU | 124 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,200 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 481 |
| HOUSES | 262 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 254 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 141 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 262 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 235 |
| MD MALE | 237 |
| MD TOT | 472 |
| MILK COWS | 1,026 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 240 |
| OC TOT | 253 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 909 |
| OTHERS | 1,576 |
| SHEEP | 2,415 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,498 |
| SUP AM | 14,702 |
| SUP FOR | 6,112 |
| SUP JV | 94 |
| SUP PAT | 4,052 |
| SUP SC | 10,556 |
| SUP TOT | 20,814 |
| SWINE | 543 |
| SWINE KS | 1,132 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 262 |
| TUR AC | 122 |
| TUR BU | 57,171 |
| TURKEY | 26 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136009— 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 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 31, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-31-pe136009-1891/.