Township 44, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 44 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,291. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.408°N, 62.325°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 44 had a population of 1,291: 619 male and 672 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,054 |
| 1881 | 1,425 |
| 1891 | 1,291 |
| 1901 | 1,302 |
| 1911 | 1,011 |
| 1921 | 839 |
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 44 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,291 total population, 672 females, 619 males, 392 married persons, 220 families, 196 married females, 196 married males, 51 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 848 single persons under 18, 440 single females under 18, 408 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 989 persons who are not French Canadian, 302 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 220 houses, 220 houses built of wood, 220 occupied houses, 213 houses of 1 story, 109 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 87,975 bushels of potatoes, 34,213 bushels of oats, 18,547 pounds of homemade butter, 15,211 acres of land in farms, 7,637 acres of improved land in farms, 7,574 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,012 acres of farmland under crops, 5,746 bushels of turnips, 4,903 chickens, 4,788 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,387 bushels of spring wheat, 2,455 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,108 bushels of barley, 1,885 acres of oats, 1,622 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,415 tons of hay, 1,344 acres of hay crops, 1,281 sheep, 762 swine, 506 milk cows, 503 acres of potatoes, 482 other cattle, 458 swine slaughtered or sold, 387 acres of wheat, 351 sheep slaughtered or sold, 316 cattle killed or sold, 281 horses aged over 3 years, 249 geese, 215 occupants of farms, 197 farm occupants who own their land, 152 bushels of buckwheat, 132 acres of barley, 108 horses aged 3 years and under, 92 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 ducks, 22 acres of turnips, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 oxen, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259919
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_44,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_44
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 44, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-44-pe134008-1891/.