Township 66, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 66 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 345. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.207°N, 62.756°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 66 had a population of 345: 196 male and 149 female residents. Population density was 36.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 375 |
| 1881 | 399 |
| 1891 | 345 |
| 1901 | 328 |
| 1911 | 178 |
| 1921 | 246 |
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 66 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 53 |
| Number of families | 53 |
| Number of females | 149 |
| Number of males | 196 |
| Number of married females | 32 |
| Number of married males | 32 |
| Number of married persons | 64 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 149 |
| POP M | 196 |
| POP TOT | 345 |
| Total population | 345 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 106 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 157 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 263 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 345 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 53 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 53 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 51 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 30 |
| Number of occupied houses | 53 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,212 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,381 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,702 |
| Acres of hay crops | 840 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,927 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,308 |
| Acres of oats | 895 |
| Acres of potatoes | 282 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 221 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 386 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 386 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,016 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,190 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,978 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,505 |
| BWT BU | 232 |
| HAY AC | 840 |
| HAY TONS | 589 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 73 |
| Number of chickens | 2,167 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 52 |
| Number of geese | 59 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 57 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 101 |
| Number of milk cows | 210 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 52 |
| Number of other cattle | 230 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 718 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 216 |
| Number of swine | 126 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 102 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 895 |
| OAT BU | 17,016 |
| PEA BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 282 |
| POT BU | 43,190 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 220 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,441 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,271 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,635 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 589 |
| WHT AC | 221 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,978 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,635 |
| CATTLE KS | 73 |
| CHEESE LB | 220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 106 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 157 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 263 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,441 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 57 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 53 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,271 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 59 |
| GRA BU | 67 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,167 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 101 |
| HOUSES | 53 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 51 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 53 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 32 |
| MD MALE | 32 |
| MD TOT | 64 |
| MILK COWS | 210 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC P | 52 |
| OC TOT | 52 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 230 |
| OTHERS | 345 |
| SHEEP | 718 |
| SHEEP KS | 216 |
| SUP AM | 3,927 |
| SUP FOR | 2,381 |
| SUP JV | 13 |
| SUP PAT | 1,212 |
| SUP SC | 2,702 |
| SUP TOT | 6,308 |
| SWINE | 126 |
| SWINE KS | 102 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 53 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 9,505 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE001021— 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 66, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-66-pe134022-1891/.