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 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 density was 42.8 people per square mile.
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 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 220 |
| Number of families | 220 |
| Number of females | 672 |
| Number of males | 619 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 392 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 672 |
| POP M | 619 |
| POP TOT | 1,291 |
| Total population | 1,291 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 440 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 408 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 848 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 302 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 989 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 220 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 220 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 213 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 109 |
| Number of occupied houses | 220 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,622 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,574 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,012 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,344 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,637 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,211 |
| Acres of oats | 1,885 |
| Acres of potatoes | 503 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 387 |
| BAR AC | 132 |
| BAR BU | 2,108 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,108 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,213 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 87,975 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,387 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,746 |
| BWT BU | 152 |
| HAY AC | 1,344 |
| HAY TONS | 1,415 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 316 |
| Number of chickens | 4,903 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 197 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 249 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 108 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 281 |
| Number of milk cows | 506 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 215 |
| Number of other cattle | 482 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 1,281 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 351 |
| Number of swine | 762 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 458 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 1,885 |
| OAT BU | 34,213 |
| POT AC | 503 |
| POT BU | 87,975 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,455 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,788 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,547 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,415 |
| WHT AC | 387 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,387 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 92 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,547 |
| CATTLE KS | 316 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,455 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 440 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 408 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 848 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,788 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 108 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 220 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 302 |
| GEESE | 249 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,903 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 281 |
| HOUSES | 220 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 213 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 109 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 220 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 196 |
| MD MALE | 196 |
| MD TOT | 392 |
| MILK COWS | 506 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 197 |
| OC TOT | 215 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 482 |
| OTHERS | 989 |
| SHEEP | 1,281 |
| SHEEP KS | 351 |
| SUP AM | 7,637 |
| SUP FOR | 7,574 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 1,622 |
| SUP SC | 6,012 |
| SUP TOT | 15,211 |
| SWINE | 762 |
| SWINE KS | 458 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 220 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 5,746 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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: 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 44, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-44-pe134008-1891/.