Township 41, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 41 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.409°N, 62.582°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 41 had a population of 1,199: 613 male and 586 female residents. Population density was 39.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,077 |
| 1881 | 1,261 |
| 1891 | 1,199 |
| 1901 | 502 |
| 1911 | 919 |
| 1921 | 891 |
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 41 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 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 | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 586 |
| Number of males | 613 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 318 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP F | 586 |
| POP M | 613 |
| POP TOT | 1,199 |
| Total population | 1,199 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 383 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 435 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 818 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,198 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 212 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 212 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 72 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 129 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 83 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,535 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,752 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,717 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,607 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,300 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,052 |
| Acres of oats | 1,702 |
| Acres of potatoes | 543 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 566 |
| BAR AC | 83 |
| BAR BU | 1,522 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,522 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,009 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 94,158 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,183 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,070 |
| BWT BU | 124 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| HAY AC | 1,607 |
| HAY TONS | 1,534 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 263 |
| Number of chickens | 5,277 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 197 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 137 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 126 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 305 |
| Number of milk cows | 557 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 202 |
| Number of other cattle | 532 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,485 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 598 |
| Number of swine | 536 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 474 |
| OAT AC | 1,702 |
| OAT BU | 31,009 |
| PEA BU | 13 |
| POT AC | 543 |
| POT BU | 94,158 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,309 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,693 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,426 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,534 |
| WHT AC | 566 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,183 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,426 |
| CATTLE KS | 263 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 383 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 435 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 818 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,693 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 126 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 137 |
| GRA BU | 134 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,277 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 305 |
| HOUSES | 212 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 129 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES W | 212 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 160 |
| MD MALE | 158 |
| MD TOT | 318 |
| MILK COWS | 557 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 197 |
| OC TOT | 202 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 532 |
| OTHERS | 1,198 |
| SHEEP | 1,485 |
| SHEEP KS | 598 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 7,300 |
| SUP FOR | 7,752 |
| SUP JV | 48 |
| SUP PAT | 1,535 |
| SUP SC | 5,717 |
| SUP TOT | 15,052 |
| SWINE | 536 |
| SWINE KS | 474 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 212 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 8,070 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001004— 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 41, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-41-pe134005-1891/.