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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259909. 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 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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 975 total population, 494 males, 481 females, 274 married persons, 177 families, 137 married females, 137 married males, 49 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 652 single persons under 18, 333 single males under 18, 319 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 975 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 177 houses, 177 houses built of wood, 177 occupied houses, 174 houses of 1 story, 81 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 90,610 bushels of potatoes, 35,562 bushels of oats, 23,490 pounds of homemade butter, 15,573 acres of land in farms, 12,625 bushels of turnips, 8,888 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,440 bushels of spring wheat, 6,685 acres of improved land in farms, 5,950 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,900 chickens, 3,991 acres of farmland under crops, 2,667 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,054 sheep, 1,687 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,647 acres of oats, 1,161 acres of hay crops, 1,129 tons of hay, 630 swine, 609 sheep slaughtered or sold, 550 geese, 528 acres of potatoes, 510 milk cows, 508 bushels of buckwheat, 501 acres of wheat, 498 other cattle, 373 swine slaughtered or sold, 343 bushels of barley, 271 horses aged over 3 years, 175 occupants of farms, 172 farm occupants who own their land, 163 cattle killed or sold, 131 horses aged 3 years and under, 88 ducks, 70 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 67 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 59 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 acres of turnips, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 19 acres of barley, 11 turkeys, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259909
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_38,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_38_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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/.