Township 40, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 40 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,026. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.392°N, 62.659°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 40 had a population of 1,026: 510 male and 516 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 887 |
| 1881 | 991 |
| 1891 | 1,026 |
| 1901 | 1,509 |
| 1911 | 951 |
| 1921 | 937 |
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 40 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,026 total population, 516 females, 510 males, 283 married persons, 177 families, 142 married males, 141 married females, 38 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 705 single persons under 18, 357 single males under 18, 348 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,012 persons who are not French Canadian, 14 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 177 occupied houses, 176 houses, 176 houses built of wood, 171 houses of 1 story, 88 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 80,450 bushels of potatoes, 34,694 bushels of oats, 19,470 pounds of homemade butter, 15,751 acres of land in farms, 11,870 bushels of turnips, 8,482 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,075 bushels of spring wheat, 7,269 acres of improved land in farms, 6,398 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,342 acres of farmland under crops, 5,110 chickens, 2,508 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,872 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,666 acres of oats, 1,598 bushels of barley, 1,536 sheep, 1,496 acres of hay crops, 1,466 tons of hay, 909 swine slaughtered or sold, 773 sheep slaughtered or sold, 596 other cattle, 554 acres of wheat, 533 milk cows, 476 acres of potatoes, 382 swine, 303 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 259 horses aged over 3 years, 241 cattle killed or sold, 169 occupants of farms, 156 geese, 142 bushels of buckwheat, 140 farm occupants who own their land, 135 bushels of beans, 116 horses aged 3 years and under, 78 acres of barley, 63 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 44 acres of turnips, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 28 ducks, 20 bushels of corn, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of peas, 4 turkeys, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259913
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_40,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_40_(%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 40, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-40-pe134004-1891/.