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 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 density was 17.5 people per square mile.
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 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 127 |
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of females | 325 |
| Number of males | 330 |
| Number of married females | 71 |
| Number of married males | 71 |
| Number of married persons | 142 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 325 |
| POP M | 330 |
| POP TOT | 655 |
| Total population | 655 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 225 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 254 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 479 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 654 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 806 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,124 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,422 |
| Acres of hay crops | 632 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,235 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,359 |
| Acres of oats | 1,247 |
| Acres of potatoes | 277 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 261 |
| BAR AC | 77 |
| BAR BU | 1,292 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,292 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,903 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,735 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,268 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,408 |
| BWT BU | 88 |
| CRN BU | 120 |
| HAY AC | 632 |
| HAY TONS | 556 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 115 |
| Number of chickens | 2,813 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 124 |
| Number of geese | 164 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 177 |
| Number of milk cows | 336 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 124 |
| Number of other cattle | 312 |
| Number of other fowl | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 903 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 124 |
| Number of swine | 488 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 228 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 1,247 |
| OAT BU | 20,903 |
| PEA BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 277 |
| POT BU | 42,735 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,333 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,970 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,297 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 556 |
| WHT AC | 261 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,268 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,297 |
| CATTLE KS | 115 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 225 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 254 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 479 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,970 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 127 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 164 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,813 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 177 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 71 |
| MD MALE | 71 |
| MD TOT | 142 |
| MILK COWS | 336 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC P | 124 |
| OC TOT | 124 |
| OTHER FOWL | 41 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 312 |
| OTHERS | 654 |
| SHEEP | 903 |
| SHEEP KS | 124 |
| SUP AM | 5,235 |
| SUP FOR | 6,124 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 806 |
| SUP SC | 4,422 |
| SUP TOT | 11,359 |
| SWINE | 488 |
| SWINE KS | 228 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 123 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,408 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
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: 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 42, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-42-pe134006-1891/.