Township 58, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 58 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,246. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.073°N, 62.840°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 58 had a population of 1,246: 641 male and 605 female residents. Population density was 40.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,258 |
| 1881 | 1,343 |
| 1891 | 1,246 |
| 1901 | 954 |
| 1911 | 907 |
| 1921 | 746 |
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 58 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 211 |
| Number of families | 211 |
| Number of females | 605 |
| Number of males | 641 |
| Number of married females | 172 |
| Number of married males | 172 |
| Number of married persons | 344 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 605 |
| POP M | 641 |
| POP TOT | 1,246 |
| Total population | 1,246 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 396 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 851 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,246 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 211 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 211 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 208 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 109 |
| Number of occupied houses | 211 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,564 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,864 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,193 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,369 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,804 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,668 |
| Acres of oats | 2,061 |
| Acres of potatoes | 456 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 531 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 47 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,378 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,437 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,518 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,920 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,085 |
| BWT BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 1,369 |
| HAY TONS | 931 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 171 |
| Number of chickens | 5,771 |
| Number of ducks | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 204 |
| Number of geese | 54 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 107 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 285 |
| Number of milk cows | 531 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 204 |
| Number of other cattle | 435 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 1,981 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 746 |
| Number of swine | 229 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 310 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 2,061 |
| OAT BU | 26,378 |
| PEA BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 456 |
| POT BU | 67,437 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,148 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,270 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,204 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 931 |
| WHT AC | 531 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,085 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,518 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 35 |
| A 11 50 | 59 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,204 |
| CATTLE KS | 171 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,148 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 396 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 455 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 851 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,270 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 107 |
| DUCKS | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 211 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 54 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,771 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 285 |
| HOUSES | 211 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 208 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 109 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 211 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 172 |
| MD MALE | 172 |
| MD TOT | 344 |
| MILK COWS | 531 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC P | 204 |
| OC TOT | 204 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 435 |
| OTHERS | 1,246 |
| SHEEP | 1,981 |
| SHEEP KS | 746 |
| SUP AM | 8,804 |
| SUP FOR | 7,864 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 2,564 |
| SUP SC | 6,193 |
| SUP TOT | 16,668 |
| SWINE | 229 |
| SWINE KS | 310 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 211 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 11,920 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE003019— 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 58, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-58-pe136020-1891/.