Township 51, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 51 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,110. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.221°N, 62.722°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 51 had a population of 1,110: 587 male and 523 female residents. Population density was 39.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,093 |
| 1881 | 1,106 |
| 1891 | 1,110 |
| 1901 | 1,007 |
| 1911 | 995 |
| 1921 | 785 |
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 51 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 523 |
| Number of males | 587 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 523 |
| POP M | 587 |
| POP TOT | 1,110 |
| Total population | 1,110 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 424 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 762 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,110 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 180 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 180 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 178 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 131 |
| Number of occupied houses | 180 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 66 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,673 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,924 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,621 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,491 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,360 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,284 |
| Acres of oats | 2,525 |
| Acres of potatoes | 912 |
| Acres of turnips | 68 |
| Acres of wheat | 726 |
| BAR AC | 47 |
| BAR BU | 919 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 919 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 417 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,945 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 149,692 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,693 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 33,527 |
| BWT BU | 417 |
| HAY AC | 2,491 |
| HAY TONS | 1,941 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 131 |
| Number of chickens | 7,069 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 199 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 89 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 138 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 335 |
| Number of milk cows | 643 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 206 |
| Number of other cattle | 687 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 2,196 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 673 |
| Number of swine | 332 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 420 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 2,525 |
| OAT BU | 48,945 |
| PEA BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 912 |
| POT BU | 149,692 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 801 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,211 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 111 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,409 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,941 |
| WHT AC | 726 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,693 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,409 |
| CATTLE KS | 131 |
| CHEESE LB | 801 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 338 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 424 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 762 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,211 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 138 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 111 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 89 |
| GRA BU | 213 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,069 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 335 |
| HOUSES | 180 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 131 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 180 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 150 |
| MD MALE | 151 |
| MD TOT | 301 |
| MILK COWS | 643 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 199 |
| OC TOT | 206 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 687 |
| OTHERS | 1,110 |
| SHEEP | 2,196 |
| SHEEP KS | 673 |
| SUP AM | 13,360 |
| SUP FOR | 4,924 |
| SUP JV | 66 |
| SUP PAT | 2,673 |
| SUP SC | 10,621 |
| SUP TOT | 18,284 |
| SWINE | 332 |
| SWINE KS | 420 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 180 |
| TUR AC | 68 |
| TUR BU | 33,527 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001011— 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 51, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-51-pe134012-1891/.