Township 38, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 38 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.353°N, 62.801°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 38 had a population of 975: 494 male and 481 female residents. Population density was 30.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 946 |
| 1881 | 978 |
| 1891 | 975 |
| 1901 | 845 |
| 1911 | 804 |
| 1921 | 719 |
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 38 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 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 | 177 |
| Number of families | 177 |
| Number of females | 481 |
| Number of males | 494 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 274 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 481 |
| POP M | 494 |
| POP TOT | 975 |
| Total population | 975 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 652 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 975 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 177 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 177 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 174 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of occupied houses | 177 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,667 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,888 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,991 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,161 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,685 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,573 |
| Acres of oats | 1,647 |
| Acres of potatoes | 528 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 501 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 343 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 343 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 508 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,562 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 90,610 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,440 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,625 |
| BWT BU | 508 |
| HAY AC | 1,161 |
| HAY TONS | 1,129 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 163 |
| Number of chickens | 4,900 |
| Number of ducks | 88 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 172 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 550 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 131 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 271 |
| Number of milk cows | 510 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 175 |
| Number of other cattle | 498 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 2,054 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 609 |
| Number of swine | 630 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 373 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 1,647 |
| OAT BU | 35,562 |
| POT AC | 528 |
| POT BU | 90,610 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,687 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,950 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,490 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,129 |
| WHT AC | 501 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,440 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 59 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,490 |
| CATTLE KS | 163 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,687 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 652 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,950 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 131 |
| DUCKS | 88 |
| FAMILIES | 177 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 550 |
| GRA BU | 70 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,900 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 271 |
| HOUSES | 177 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 174 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 177 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 137 |
| MD MALE | 137 |
| MD TOT | 274 |
| MILK COWS | 510 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 172 |
| OC TOT | 175 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 498 |
| OTHERS | 975 |
| SHEEP | 2,054 |
| SHEEP KS | 609 |
| SUP AM | 6,685 |
| SUP FOR | 8,888 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 2,667 |
| SUP SC | 3,991 |
| SUP TOT | 15,573 |
| SWINE | 630 |
| SWINE KS | 373 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 177 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 12,625 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001001— 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 38, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-38-pe134002-1891/.