Township 42, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 42 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 655. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259916. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.424°N, 62.489°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 42 had a population of 655: 330 male and 325 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 642 |
| 1881 | 646 |
| 1891 | 655 |
| 1901 | 557 |
| 1911 | 446 |
| 1921 | 422 |
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 42 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 655 total population, 330 males, 325 females, 142 married persons, 127 families, 71 married females, 71 married males, 34 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 5.10 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 479 single persons under 18, 254 single males under 18, 225 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 654 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 123 houses, 123 houses built of wood, 123 houses of 1 story, 123 occupied houses, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,735 bushels of potatoes, 20,903 bushels of oats, 12,297 pounds of homemade butter, 11,359 acres of land in farms, 6,124 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,235 acres of improved land in farms, 4,422 acres of farmland under crops, 3,268 bushels of spring wheat, 2,970 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,813 chickens, 2,408 bushels of turnips, 2,333 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,292 bushels of barley, 1,247 acres of oats, 903 sheep, 806 acres of farmland in pasture, 632 acres of hay crops, 556 tons of hay, 488 swine, 336 milk cows, 312 other cattle, 277 acres of potatoes, 261 acres of wheat, 228 swine slaughtered or sold, 177 horses aged over 3 years, 164 geese, 124 farm occupants who own their land, 124 occupants of farms, 124 sheep slaughtered or sold, 120 bushels of corn, 115 cattle killed or sold, 88 bushels of buckwheat, 77 acres of barley, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 41 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 41 other fowl, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 ducks, 14 acres of turnips, 14 bushels of beans, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 bushels of peas, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259916
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_42,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_42
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 42, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-42-pe134006-1891/.