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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259932. 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 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,028 total population, 540 males, 488 females, 292 married persons, 170 families, 146 married females, 146 married males, 45 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 691 single persons under 18, 377 single males under 18, 314 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 998 persons who are not French Canadian, 30 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 occupied houses, 164 houses, 164 houses built of wood, 131 houses of 2 stories, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 80,367 bushels of potatoes, 18,591 bushels of oats, 14,584 acres of land in farms, 12,508 pounds of homemade butter, 8,915 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,724 bushels of turnips, 6,465 bushels of spring wheat, 5,669 acres of improved land in farms, 4,746 acres of farmland under crops, 4,438 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,757 chickens, 1,253 acres of hay crops, 1,146 tons of hay, 1,101 sheep, 1,006 acres of oats, 931 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 902 bushels of barley, 897 acres of farmland in pasture, 530 acres of potatoes, 493 acres of wheat, 426 milk cows, 401 other cattle, 361 sheep slaughtered or sold, 288 swine slaughtered or sold, 282 swine, 281 bushels of buckwheat, 229 horses aged over 3 years, 216 cattle killed or sold, 171 occupants of farms, 165 farm occupants who own their land, 78 geese, 65 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 54 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 acres of barley, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 ducks, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 acres of turnips, 19 bushels of beans, 17 bushels of peas, 15 oxen, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259932
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_54,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_54_(%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 54, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-54-pe134015-1891/.