Township 34, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 34 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.358°N, 63.096°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 34 had a population of 1,317: 689 male and 628 female residents. Population density was 34.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,387 |
| 1881 | 1,384 |
| 1891 | 1,317 |
| 1901 | 1,153 |
| 1911 | 1,049 |
| 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 34 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 241 |
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 628 |
| Number of males | 689 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 382 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 628 |
| POP M | 689 |
| POP TOT | 1,317 |
| Total population | 1,317 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 476 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 874 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,314 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 240 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 240 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 225 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 133 |
| Number of occupied houses | 240 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 344 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,884 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,897 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,669 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,195 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,652 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,549 |
| Acres of oats | 3,173 |
| Acres of potatoes | 793 |
| Acres of turnips | 143 |
| Acres of wheat | 614 |
| BAR AC | 344 |
| BAR BU | 7,286 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,286 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,553 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 56,969 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 124,995 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,762 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 72,448 |
| BWT BU | 1,553 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 276 |
| HAY AC | 3,195 |
| HAY TONS | 2,609 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 317 |
| Number of chickens | 7,693 |
| Number of ducks | 139 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 210 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 346 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 230 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 468 |
| Number of milk cows | 935 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 225 |
| Number of other cattle | 730 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 2,320 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,296 |
| Number of swine | 487 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,074 |
| Number of turkeys | 102 |
| OAT AC | 3,173 |
| OAT BU | 56,969 |
| PEA BU | 116 |
| POT AC | 793 |
| POT BU | 124,995 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,396 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,167 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 981 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,140 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,609 |
| WHT AC | 614 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,762 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 88 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,140 |
| CATTLE KS | 317 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,396 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 398 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 476 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 874 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,167 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 230 |
| DUCKS | 139 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 981 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 346 |
| GRA BU | 199 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,693 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 468 |
| HOUSES | 240 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 225 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 133 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 240 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 191 |
| MD MALE | 191 |
| MD TOT | 382 |
| MILK COWS | 935 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 210 |
| OC TOT | 225 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 730 |
| OTHERS | 1,314 |
| SHEEP | 2,320 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,296 |
| SILOS | 276 |
| SUP AM | 15,652 |
| SUP FOR | 4,897 |
| SUP JV | 99 |
| SUP PAT | 4,884 |
| SUP SC | 10,669 |
| SUP TOT | 20,549 |
| SWINE | 487 |
| SWINE KS | 1,074 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 240 |
| TUR AC | 143 |
| TUR BU | 72,448 |
| TURKEY | 102 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003011— 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 34, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-34-pe136012-1891/.