Township 56, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 56 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 988. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259934. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.322°N, 62.425°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 56 had a population of 988: 489 male and 499 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 856 |
| 1881 | 941 |
| 1891 | 988 |
| 1901 | 895 |
| 1911 | 749 |
| 1921 | 667 |
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 56 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 988 total population, 499 females, 489 males, 287 married persons, 163 families, 144 married females, 143 married males, 47 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 654 single persons under 18, 335 single males under 18, 319 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 980 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 162 houses, 162 occupied houses, 161 houses built of wood, 147 houses of 1 story, 83 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 94,385 bushels of potatoes, 23,085 bushels of oats, 20,045 pounds of homemade butter, 17,059 bushels of turnips, 14,956 acres of land in farms, 8,599 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,395 bushels of spring wheat, 6,357 acres of improved land in farms, 5,036 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,746 chickens, 3,762 acres of farmland under crops, 2,545 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,029 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,547 sheep, 1,496 tons of hay, 1,485 bushels of barley, 1,363 acres of hay crops, 1,214 acres of oats, 635 swine, 556 other cattle, 543 geese, 504 acres of potatoes, 468 sheep slaughtered or sold, 452 acres of wheat, 441 milk cows, 410 swine slaughtered or sold, 232 horses aged over 3 years, 229 cattle killed or sold, 199 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 164 occupants of farms, 154 farm occupants who own their land, 106 horses aged 3 years and under, 76 acres of barley, 76 bushels of beans, 75 bushels of buckwheat, 57 ducks, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 50 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 36 acres of turnips, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 other fowl, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of corn, 4 bushels of peas, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259934
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_56,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_56_(%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 56, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-56-pe134017-1891/.