Township 46, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 46 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,075. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259922. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.421°N, 62.184°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 46 had a population of 1,075: 552 male and 523 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 860 |
| 1881 | 1,095 |
| 1891 | 1,075 |
| 1901 | 1,018 |
| 1911 | 972 |
| 1921 | 749 |
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 46 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,075 total population, 552 males, 523 females, 267 married persons, 196 families, 134 married males, 133 married females, 49 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 759 single persons under 18, 405 single males under 18, 354 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,075 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 196 houses, 196 houses built of wood, 196 occupied houses, 193 houses of 1 story, 59 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 74,427 bushels of potatoes, 28,346 bushels of oats, 27,340 pounds of homemade butter, 14,770 acres of land in farms, 8,296 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,474 acres of improved land in farms, 5,582 acres of farmland under crops, 5,003 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,670 chickens, 4,020 bushels of spring wheat, 1,830 bushels of turnips, 1,678 sheep, 1,524 acres of oats, 1,246 acres of hay crops, 1,201 tons of hay, 1,103 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,091 bushels of barley, 892 acres of farmland in pasture, 892 swine, 751 geese, 568 milk cows, 461 other cattle, 443 acres of potatoes, 397 swine slaughtered or sold, 335 sheep slaughtered or sold, 331 acres of wheat, 297 horses aged over 3 years, 250 cattle killed or sold, 191 occupants of farms, 187 farm occupants who own their land, 93 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 ducks, 64 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 63 acres of barley, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 turkeys, 4 bushels of beans, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 other fowl, 3 oxen, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259922
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_46,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_46
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 46, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-46-pe134010-1891/.