Township 49, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 49 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,543. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 62.896°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 49 had a population of 1,543: 775 male and 768 female residents. Population density was 40.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,661 |
| 1881 | 1,731 |
| 1891 | 1,543 |
| 1901 | 1,399 |
| 1911 | 1,175 |
| 1921 | 1,066 |
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 49 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 257 |
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 768 |
| Number of males | 775 |
| Number of married females | 219 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 438 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 768 |
| POP M | 775 |
| POP TOT | 1,543 |
| Total population | 1,543 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 500 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 538 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,038 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,542 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 255 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 253 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 244 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 145 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 119 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 108 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,608 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,872 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,594 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,614 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,310 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,182 |
| Acres of oats | 3,224 |
| Acres of potatoes | 987 |
| Acres of turnips | 115 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,120 |
| BAR AC | 119 |
| BAR BU | 2,976 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,976 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,209 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 67,475 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 172,533 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,524 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 61,539 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,564 |
| BWT BU | 1,209 |
| HAY AC | 3,614 |
| HAY TONS | 3,688 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 323 |
| Number of chickens | 12,098 |
| Number of ducks | 220 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 252 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 339 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 228 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 510 |
| Number of milk cows | 960 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 268 |
| Number of other cattle | 987 |
| Number of other fowl | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 3,896 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,238 |
| Number of swine | 1,010 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 655 |
| Number of turkeys | 230 |
| OAT AC | 3,224 |
| OAT BU | 67,475 |
| PEA BU | 155 |
| POT AC | 987 |
| POT BU | 172,533 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,355 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,957 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,352 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,688 |
| WHT AC | 1,120 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,564 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,524 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 71 |
| A 11 50 | 57 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 85 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,352 |
| CATTLE KS | 323 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 538 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,038 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,957 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 228 |
| DUCKS | 220 |
| FAMILIES | 257 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 339 |
| GRA BU | 323 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,098 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 510 |
| HOUSES | 255 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 244 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 145 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 253 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 219 |
| MD MALE | 219 |
| MD TOT | 438 |
| MILK COWS | 960 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 252 |
| OC TOT | 268 |
| OTHER FOWL | 40 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 987 |
| OTHERS | 1,542 |
| SHEEP | 3,896 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,238 |
| SUP AM | 14,310 |
| SUP FOR | 7,872 |
| SUP JV | 108 |
| SUP PAT | 3,608 |
| SUP SC | 10,594 |
| SUP TOT | 22,182 |
| SWINE | 1,010 |
| SWINE KS | 655 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 256 |
| TUR AC | 115 |
| TUR BU | 61,539 |
| TURKEY | 230 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003016— 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 49, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-49-pe136017-1891/.