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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259917. 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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,068 total population, 568 males, 500 females, 307 married persons, 182 families, 154 married females, 153 married males, 41 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 720 single persons under 18, 402 single males under 18, 318 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,067 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 181 houses, 181 houses built of wood, 181 occupied houses, 167 houses of 1 story, 75 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 89,502 bushels of potatoes, 27,382 bushels of oats, 17,052 acres of land in farms, 15,406 pounds of homemade butter, 10,287 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,818 bushels of turnips, 6,765 acres of improved land in farms, 5,321 acres of farmland under crops, 5,321 bushels of spring wheat, 5,070 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,067 chickens, 3,686 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,599 bushels of barley, 1,530 acres of oats, 1,393 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,368 sheep, 1,308 tons of hay, 1,119 acres of hay crops, 496 acres of potatoes, 493 swine, 477 other cattle, 467 milk cows, 411 acres of wheat, 398 swine slaughtered or sold, 374 sheep slaughtered or sold, 242 horses aged over 3 years, 240 bushels of buckwheat, 237 geese, 233 cattle killed or sold, 185 occupants of farms, 179 farm occupants who own their land, 128 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 112 acres of barley, 97 horses aged 3 years and under, 62 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 bushels of beans, 51 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 35 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 ducks, 32 acres of turnips, 17 other fowl, 15 bushels of peas, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 bushels of corn, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259917
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_43,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_43
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/.