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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2387798. 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 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,110 total population, 587 males, 523 females, 301 married persons, 180 families, 151 married males, 150 married females, 47 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 762 single persons under 18, 424 single males under 18, 338 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,110 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 180 houses, 180 houses built of wood, 180 occupied houses, 178 houses of 1 story, 131 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 149,692 bushels of potatoes, 48,945 bushels of oats, 33,527 bushels of turnips, 20,409 pounds of homemade butter, 18,284 acres of land in farms, 13,360 acres of improved land in farms, 10,693 bushels of spring wheat, 10,621 acres of farmland under crops, 8,211 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,069 chickens, 4,924 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,673 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,525 acres of oats, 2,491 acres of hay crops, 2,196 sheep, 1,941 tons of hay, 919 bushels of barley, 912 acres of potatoes, 801 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 726 acres of wheat, 687 other cattle, 673 sheep slaughtered or sold, 643 milk cows, 420 swine slaughtered or sold, 417 bushels of buckwheat, 335 horses aged over 3 years, 332 swine, 213 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 206 occupants of farms, 199 farm occupants who own their land, 138 horses aged 3 years and under, 131 cattle killed or sold, 111 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 89 geese, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 68 acres of turnips, 66 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 50 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 48 bushels of beans, 47 acres of barley, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 bushels of peas, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 ducks, 14 turkeys, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q2387798
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_51,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_51_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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/.