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 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 density was 29.4 people per square mile.
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 156 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 | 163 |
| Number of families | 163 |
| Number of females | 499 |
| Number of males | 489 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 143 |
| Number of married persons | 287 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 499 |
| POP M | 489 |
| POP TOT | 988 |
| Total population | 988 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 654 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 980 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 162 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 161 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 83 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,545 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,599 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,762 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,363 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,357 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,956 |
| Acres of oats | 1,214 |
| Acres of potatoes | 504 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 452 |
| BAR AC | 76 |
| BAR BU | 1,485 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,485 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,085 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 94,385 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,395 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,059 |
| BWT BU | 75 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 1,363 |
| HAY TONS | 1,496 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 229 |
| Number of chickens | 4,746 |
| Number of ducks | 57 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 154 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 543 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 106 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 232 |
| Number of milk cows | 441 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 164 |
| Number of other cattle | 556 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 1,547 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 468 |
| Number of swine | 635 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 410 |
| OAT AC | 1,214 |
| OAT BU | 23,085 |
| PEA BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 504 |
| POT BU | 94,385 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,029 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,036 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,045 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,496 |
| WHT AC | 452 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,395 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,045 |
| CATTLE KS | 229 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,029 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 654 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,036 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 106 |
| DUCKS | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 163 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 543 |
| GRA BU | 199 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,746 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 232 |
| HOUSES | 162 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 83 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 161 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 144 |
| MD MALE | 143 |
| MD TOT | 287 |
| MILK COWS | 441 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 154 |
| OC TOT | 164 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 556 |
| OTHERS | 980 |
| SHEEP | 1,547 |
| SHEEP KS | 468 |
| SUP AM | 6,357 |
| SUP FOR | 8,599 |
| SUP JV | 50 |
| SUP PAT | 2,545 |
| SUP SC | 3,762 |
| SUP TOT | 14,956 |
| SWINE | 635 |
| SWINE KS | 410 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 162 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 17,059 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
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: 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 56, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-56-pe134017-1891/.