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 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 density was 55.3 people per square mile.
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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 314 |
| Number of families | 314 |
| Number of females | 886 |
| Number of males | 900 |
| Number of married females | 271 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 541 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP F | 886 |
| POP M | 900 |
| POP TOT | 1,786 |
| Total population | 1,786 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 605 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,157 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 93 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,693 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 311 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 310 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 29 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 282 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 148 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,682 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,953 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,132 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,244 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,893 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,846 |
| Acres of oats | 2,146 |
| Acres of potatoes | 819 |
| Acres of turnips | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 773 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 527 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 527 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 679 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,991 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 140,482 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,917 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20,057 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 465 |
| BWT BU | 679 |
| HAY AC | 2,244 |
| HAY TONS | 1,868 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 286 |
| Number of chickens | 8,411 |
| Number of ducks | 53 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 267 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 72 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 144 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 377 |
| Number of milk cows | 739 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 291 |
| Number of other cattle | 564 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 2,403 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,064 |
| Number of swine | 291 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 396 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 2,146 |
| OAT BU | 34,991 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 819 |
| POT BU | 140,482 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,039 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 682 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,399 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,939 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,868 |
| WHT AC | 773 |
| WHT FALL BU | 465 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,917 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 97 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 100 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,939 |
| CATTLE KS | 286 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,039 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 552 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 605 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,157 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 682 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 144 |
| DUCKS | 53 |
| FAMILIES | 314 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 8,399 |
| FRN CA | 93 |
| GEESE | 72 |
| GRA BU | 163 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,411 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 377 |
| HOUSES | 311 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 148 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 282 |
| HOUSES W | 310 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 271 |
| MD MALE | 270 |
| MD TOT | 541 |
| MILK COWS | 739 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 267 |
| OC TOT | 291 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 564 |
| OTHERS | 1,693 |
| SHEEP | 2,403 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,064 |
| SUP AM | 10,893 |
| SUP FOR | 7,953 |
| SUP JV | 79 |
| SUP PAT | 1,682 |
| SUP SC | 9,132 |
| SUP TOT | 18,846 |
| SWINE | 291 |
| SWINE KS | 396 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 311 |
| TUR AC | 49 |
| TUR BU | 20,057 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| WID FEM | 63 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001017— 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 59, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-59-pe134018-1891/.