Township 59, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 59 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,786. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259939. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.138°N, 62.633°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 59 had a population of 1,786: 900 male and 886 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,604 |
| 1881 | 1,782 |
| 1891 | 1,786 |
| 1901 | 1,604 |
| 1911 | 1,334 |
| 1921 | 824 |
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 59 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,786 total population, 900 males, 886 females, 541 married persons, 314 families, 271 married females, 270 married males, 88 widowed persons, 63 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,157 single persons under 18, 605 single males under 18, 552 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,693 persons who are not French Canadian, 93 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 311 houses, 311 occupied houses, 310 houses built of wood, 282 houses of 2 stories, 148 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 1 story, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 140,482 bushels of potatoes, 34,991 bushels of oats, 24,939 pounds of homemade butter, 20,057 bushels of turnips, 18,846 acres of land in farms, 10,917 bushels of spring wheat, 10,893 acres of improved land in farms, 9,132 acres of farmland under crops, 8,411 chickens, 8,399 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 7,953 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,403 sheep, 2,244 acres of hay crops, 2,146 acres of oats, 1,868 tons of hay, 1,682 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,064 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,039 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 819 acres of potatoes, 773 acres of wheat, 739 milk cows, 682 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 679 bushels of buckwheat, 564 other cattle, 527 bushels of barley, 465 bushels of winter wheat, 396 swine slaughtered or sold, 377 horses aged over 3 years, 291 occupants of farms, 291 swine, 286 cattle killed or sold, 267 farm occupants who own their land, 163 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 144 horses aged 3 years and under, 100 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 97 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 79 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 geese, 55 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 53 ducks, 49 acres of turnips, 48 turkeys, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 acres of barley, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 20 bushels of peas, 19 bushels of beans, 7 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001017_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259939
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_59,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_59_(%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 59, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-59-pe134018-1891/.