Township 47, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 47 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,139. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.437°N, 62.082°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 47 had a population of 1,139: 566 male and 573 female residents. Population density was 31.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,057 |
| 1881 | 1,131 |
| 1891 | 1,139 |
| 1901 | 988 |
| 1911 | 907 |
| 1921 | 840 |
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 47 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 210 |
| Number of families | 210 |
| Number of females | 573 |
| Number of males | 566 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 146 |
| Number of married persons | 291 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP F | 573 |
| POP M | 566 |
| POP TOT | 1,139 |
| Total population | 1,139 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 379 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 396 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 775 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,130 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 208 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 208 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 203 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 125 |
| Number of occupied houses | 209 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,323 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,485 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,411 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,702 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,776 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,261 |
| Acres of oats | 1,600 |
| Acres of potatoes | 460 |
| Acres of turnips | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 468 |
| BAR AC | 146 |
| BAR BU | 2,645 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,645 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,897 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 84,569 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,045 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,323 |
| BWT BU | 137 |
| HAY AC | 1,702 |
| HAY TONS | 1,971 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 371 |
| Number of chickens | 6,825 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 217 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 274 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 82 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 317 |
| Number of milk cows | 712 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 222 |
| Number of other cattle | 733 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 1,656 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 432 |
| Number of swine | 708 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 497 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 1,600 |
| OAT BU | 30,897 |
| PEA BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 460 |
| POT BU | 84,569 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,988 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,227 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,392 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,971 |
| WHT AC | 468 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,045 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 83 |
| BEN BU | 67 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,392 |
| CATTLE KS | 371 |
| CHEESE LB | 5,988 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 379 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 396 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 775 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,227 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 82 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 210 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 274 |
| GRA BU | 120 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,825 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 317 |
| HOUSES | 208 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 203 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 125 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 208 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 145 |
| MD MALE | 146 |
| MD TOT | 291 |
| MILK COWS | 712 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 217 |
| OC TOT | 222 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 733 |
| OTHERS | 1,130 |
| SHEEP | 1,656 |
| SHEEP KS | 432 |
| SUP AM | 10,776 |
| SUP FOR | 8,485 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 2,323 |
| SUP SC | 8,411 |
| SUP TOT | 19,261 |
| SWINE | 708 |
| SWINE KS | 497 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 209 |
| TUR AC | 38 |
| TUR BU | 8,323 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001010— 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 47, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-47-pe134011-1891/.