Township 5, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 5 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 64.185°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 5 had a population of 1,532: 775 male and 757 female residents. Population density was 46.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 909 |
| 1881 | 1,465 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,263 |
| 1911 | 1,185 |
| 1921 | 1,286 |
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 5 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 241 |
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 757 |
| Number of males | 775 |
| Number of married females | 228 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 458 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 757 |
| POP M | 775 |
| POP TOT | 1,532 |
| Total population | 1,532 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 497 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 532 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,029 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 650 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 882 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 238 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 238 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 233 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of occupied houses | 239 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 169 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,458 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,615 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,127 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,561 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,639 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,254 |
| Acres of oats | 1,999 |
| Acres of potatoes | 499 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 840 |
| BAR AC | 169 |
| BAR BU | 2,588 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,588 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,138 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,228 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 73,661 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,105 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,508 |
| BWT BU | 2,138 |
| CRN BU | 148 |
| HAY AC | 1,561 |
| HAY TONS | 1,232 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 262 |
| Number of chickens | 5,779 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 199 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 192 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 139 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 317 |
| Number of milk cows | 505 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 216 |
| Number of other cattle | 494 |
| Number of other fowl | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 1,552 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 725 |
| Number of swine | 480 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 602 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 1,999 |
| OAT BU | 39,228 |
| PEA BU | 252 |
| POT AC | 499 |
| POT BU | 73,661 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 167 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,102 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,114 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,232 |
| WHT AC | 840 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,105 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,114 |
| CATTLE KS | 262 |
| CHEESE LB | 167 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 497 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 532 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,029 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,102 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 139 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 650 |
| GEESE | 192 |
| GRA BU | 156 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,779 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 317 |
| HOUSES | 238 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 233 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 238 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 228 |
| MD MALE | 230 |
| MD TOT | 458 |
| MILK COWS | 505 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 199 |
| OC TOT | 216 |
| OTHER FOWL | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 494 |
| OTHERS | 882 |
| SHEEP | 1,552 |
| SHEEP KS | 725 |
| SUP AM | 8,639 |
| SUP FOR | 8,615 |
| SUP JV | 54 |
| SUP PAT | 2,458 |
| SUP SC | 6,127 |
| SUP TOT | 17,254 |
| SWINE | 480 |
| SWINE KS | 602 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 239 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 13,508 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002005— 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 5, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-5-pe135006-1891/.