Township 54, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 54 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,028. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.281°N, 62.551°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 54 had a population of 1,028: 540 male and 488 female residents. Population density was 32.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 845 |
| 1881 | 915 |
| 1891 | 1,028 |
| 1901 | 828 |
| 1911 | 762 |
| 1921 | 735 |
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 54 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 | 6 |
| FAM NO | 170 |
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 488 |
| Number of males | 540 |
| Number of married females | 146 |
| Number of married males | 146 |
| Number of married persons | 292 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 488 |
| POP M | 540 |
| POP TOT | 1,028 |
| Total population | 1,028 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 377 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 691 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 30 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 998 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 164 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 164 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 33 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 131 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 897 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,915 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,746 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,253 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,669 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,584 |
| Acres of oats | 1,006 |
| Acres of potatoes | 530 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 493 |
| BAR AC | 40 |
| BAR BU | 902 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 902 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 281 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,591 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 80,367 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,465 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,724 |
| BWT BU | 281 |
| HAY AC | 1,253 |
| HAY TONS | 1,146 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 216 |
| Number of chickens | 3,757 |
| Number of ducks | 35 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 165 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 78 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 229 |
| Number of milk cows | 426 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 171 |
| Number of other cattle | 401 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 1,101 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 361 |
| Number of swine | 282 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 288 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 1,006 |
| OAT BU | 18,591 |
| PEA BU | 17 |
| POT AC | 530 |
| POT BU | 80,367 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 931 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,438 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,508 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,146 |
| WHT AC | 493 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,465 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,508 |
| CATTLE KS | 216 |
| CHEESE LB | 931 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 314 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 377 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 691 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,438 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 170 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 30 |
| GEESE | 78 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,757 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 229 |
| HOUSES | 164 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 131 |
| HOUSES W | 164 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 146 |
| MD MALE | 146 |
| MD TOT | 292 |
| MILK COWS | 426 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 165 |
| OC TOT | 171 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 401 |
| OTHERS | 998 |
| SHEEP | 1,101 |
| SHEEP KS | 361 |
| SUP AM | 5,669 |
| SUP FOR | 8,915 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 897 |
| SUP SC | 4,746 |
| SUP TOT | 14,584 |
| SWINE | 282 |
| SWINE KS | 288 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 170 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 7,724 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001014— 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 54, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-54-pe134015-1891/.