Township 37, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 37 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,395. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.349°N, 62.867°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 37 had a population of 1,395: 706 male and 689 female residents. Population density was 36.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,355 |
| 1881 | 1,675 |
| 1891 | 1,395 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1911 | 1,092 |
| 1921 | 964 |
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 37 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 256 |
| Number of families | 256 |
| Number of females | 689 |
| Number of males | 706 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 380 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP F | 689 |
| POP M | 706 |
| POP TOT | 1,395 |
| Total population | 1,395 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 445 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 932 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,391 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 254 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 252 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 231 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 102 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,036 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,217 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,161 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,574 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,240 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,457 |
| Acres of oats | 2,053 |
| Acres of potatoes | 624 |
| Acres of turnips | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 601 |
| BAR AC | 43 |
| BAR BU | 860 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 860 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,315 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 104,530 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,511 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20,600 |
| BWT BU | 256 |
| HAY AC | 1,574 |
| HAY TONS | 1,377 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 182 |
| Number of chickens | 6,383 |
| Number of ducks | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 182 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 467 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 124 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 342 |
| Number of milk cows | 611 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 199 |
| Number of other cattle | 579 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,991 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 494 |
| Number of swine | 781 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 489 |
| Number of turkeys | 169 |
| OAT AC | 2,053 |
| OAT BU | 39,315 |
| PEA BU | 99 |
| POT AC | 624 |
| POT BU | 104,530 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,050 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,912 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,797 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,377 |
| WHT AC | 601 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,511 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 57 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,797 |
| CATTLE KS | 182 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,050 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 445 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 487 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 932 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,912 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 124 |
| DUCKS | 125 |
| FAMILIES | 256 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 467 |
| GRA BU | 137 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,383 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 342 |
| HOUSES | 254 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 231 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 102 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 252 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 191 |
| MD MALE | 189 |
| MD TOT | 380 |
| MILK COWS | 611 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 182 |
| OC TOT | 199 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 579 |
| OTHERS | 1,391 |
| SHEEP | 1,991 |
| SHEEP KS | 494 |
| SUP AM | 9,240 |
| SUP FOR | 9,217 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 2,036 |
| SUP SC | 7,161 |
| SUP TOT | 18,457 |
| SWINE | 781 |
| SWINE KS | 489 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 254 |
| TUR AC | 47 |
| TUR BU | 20,600 |
| TURKEY | 169 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003014— 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 37, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-37-pe136015-1891/.