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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259914. 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 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,199 total population, 613 males, 586 females, 318 married persons, 218 families, 160 married females, 158 married males, 63 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 818 single persons under 18, 435 single males under 18, 383 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,198 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 212 houses, 212 houses built of wood, 212 occupied houses, 140 houses of 1 story, 129 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 72 houses of 2 stories, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 94,158 bushels of potatoes, 31,009 bushels of oats, 16,426 pounds of homemade butter, 15,052 acres of land in farms, 8,183 bushels of spring wheat, 8,070 bushels of turnips, 7,752 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,300 acres of improved land in farms, 5,717 acres of farmland under crops, 5,693 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,277 chickens, 3,309 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,702 acres of oats, 1,607 acres of hay crops, 1,535 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,534 tons of hay, 1,522 bushels of barley, 1,485 sheep, 598 sheep slaughtered or sold, 566 acres of wheat, 557 milk cows, 543 acres of potatoes, 536 swine, 532 other cattle, 474 swine slaughtered or sold, 305 horses aged over 3 years, 263 cattle killed or sold, 202 occupants of farms, 197 farm occupants who own their land, 137 geese, 134 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 126 horses aged 3 years and under, 124 bushels of buckwheat, 83 acres of barley, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 67 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 48 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 26 bushels of beans, 25 ducks, Capacity of silos (tons): 20, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 bushels of peas, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259914
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_41,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_41_(%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 41, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-41-pe134005-1891/.