Township 39, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 39 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.378°N, 62.738°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 39 had a population of 957: 486 male and 471 female residents. Population density was 28.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 781 |
| 1881 | 847 |
| 1891 | 957 |
| 1901 | 1,036 |
| 1911 | 1,010 |
| 1921 | 714 |
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 39 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 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 | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 471 |
| Number of males | 486 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 471 |
| POP M | 486 |
| POP TOT | 957 |
| Total population | 957 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 311 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 328 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 639 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 35 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 922 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 170 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 170 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 170 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 85 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,862 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,746 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,394 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,543 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,312 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,058 |
| Acres of oats | 1,496 |
| Acres of potatoes | 479 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 468 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 678 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 678 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,932 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 84,402 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,125 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,527 |
| BWT BU | 138 |
| HAY AC | 1,543 |
| HAY TONS | 1,153 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 206 |
| Number of chickens | 3,754 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 163 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 126 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 104 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 252 |
| Number of milk cows | 529 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 170 |
| Number of other cattle | 544 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 1,072 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 599 |
| Number of swine | 356 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 319 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 1,496 |
| OAT BU | 31,932 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 479 |
| POT BU | 84,402 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,346 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,827 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,613 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,153 |
| WHT AC | 468 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,125 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,613 |
| CATTLE KS | 206 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,346 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 311 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 328 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 639 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,827 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 104 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 35 |
| GEESE | 126 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,754 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 252 |
| HOUSES | 170 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 170 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 85 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 170 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 140 |
| MD MALE | 137 |
| MD TOT | 277 |
| MILK COWS | 529 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 163 |
| OC TOT | 170 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 544 |
| OTHERS | 922 |
| SHEEP | 1,072 |
| SHEEP KS | 599 |
| SUP AM | 7,312 |
| SUP FOR | 7,746 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 1,862 |
| SUP SC | 5,394 |
| SUP TOT | 15,058 |
| SWINE | 356 |
| SWINE KS | 319 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 170 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 9,527 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001002— 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 39, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-39-pe134003-1891/.