Township 55, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 55 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,337. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q944582. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.283°N, 62.481°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 55 had a population of 1,337: 695 male and 642 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,404 |
| 1881 | 1,470 |
| 1891 | 1,337 |
| 1901 | 1,190 |
| 1911 | 1,001 |
| 1921 | 887 |
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 55 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 1,337 total population, 695 males, 642 females, 358 married persons, 229 families, 180 married males, 178 married females, 61 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 918 single persons under 18, 489 single males under 18, 429 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,332 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 224 houses, 224 houses built of wood, 224 occupied houses, 222 houses of 1 story, 94 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 123,971 bushels of potatoes, 32,744 bushels of oats, 20,672 acres of land in farms, 20,165 pounds of homemade butter, 12,815 bushels of turnips, 10,961 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,337 bushels of spring wheat, 9,711 acres of improved land in farms, 7,275 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,473 acres of farmland under crops, 6,240 chickens, 3,197 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,319 acres of hay crops, 2,153 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,109 tons of hay, 2,053 sheep, 1,869 acres of oats, 1,480 bushels of barley, 728 acres of potatoes, 717 milk cows, 712 acres of wheat, 674 sheep slaughtered or sold, 633 other cattle, 612 swine, 548 swine slaughtered or sold, 350 horses aged over 3 years, 290 cattle killed or sold, 284 geese, 271 bushels of buckwheat, 226 occupants of farms, 218 farm occupants who own their land, 127 horses aged 3 years and under, 97 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 96 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 81 acres of barley, 73 bushels of peas, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 32 acres of turnips, 28 bushels of beans, 15 ducks, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 turkeys, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 oxen, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Francis John McDonald | 1815–1900 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q944582
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_55,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_55_(%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 55, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-55-pe134016-1891/.