Township 43, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 43 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,068. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.396°N, 62.387°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 43 had a population of 1,068: 568 male and 500 female residents. Population density was 36.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 917 |
| 1881 | 1,076 |
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 649 |
| 1911 | 880 |
| 1921 | 920 |
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 43 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 182 |
| Number of families | 182 |
| Number of females | 500 |
| Number of males | 568 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 307 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 500 |
| POP M | 568 |
| POP TOT | 1,068 |
| Total population | 1,068 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 720 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,067 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 181 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 181 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 167 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 75 |
| Number of occupied houses | 181 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,393 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,287 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,321 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,119 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,765 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,052 |
| Acres of oats | 1,530 |
| Acres of potatoes | 496 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 411 |
| BAR AC | 112 |
| BAR BU | 1,599 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,599 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,382 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 89,502 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,321 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,818 |
| BWT BU | 240 |
| CRN BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 1,119 |
| HAY TONS | 1,308 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 233 |
| Number of chickens | 4,067 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 179 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 237 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 97 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 242 |
| Number of milk cows | 467 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 185 |
| Number of other cattle | 477 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 1,368 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 374 |
| Number of swine | 493 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 398 |
| OAT AC | 1,530 |
| OAT BU | 27,382 |
| PEA BU | 15 |
| POT AC | 496 |
| POT BU | 89,502 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,686 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,070 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,406 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,308 |
| WHT AC | 411 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,321 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 35 |
| A 11 50 | 62 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,406 |
| CATTLE KS | 233 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,686 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 402 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 720 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,070 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 97 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 182 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 237 |
| GRA BU | 128 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,067 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 242 |
| HOUSES | 181 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 167 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 75 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 181 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 154 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 307 |
| MILK COWS | 467 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 179 |
| OC TOT | 185 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 477 |
| OTHERS | 1,067 |
| SHEEP | 1,368 |
| SHEEP KS | 374 |
| SUP AM | 6,765 |
| SUP FOR | 10,287 |
| SUP JV | 51 |
| SUP PAT | 1,393 |
| SUP SC | 5,321 |
| SUP TOT | 17,052 |
| SWINE | 493 |
| SWINE KS | 398 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 181 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 9,818 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001006— 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 43, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-43-pe134007-1891/.