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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259952. 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 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 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 345 total population, 196 males, 149 females, 64 married persons, 53 families, 32 married females, 32 married males, 18 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 6.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 263 single persons under 18, 157 single males under 18, 106 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 345 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 53 houses, 53 houses built of wood, 53 occupied houses, 51 houses of 1 story, 30 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,190 bushels of potatoes, 17,016 bushels of oats, 9,505 bushels of turnips, 6,635 pounds of homemade butter, 6,308 acres of land in farms, 3,927 acres of improved land in farms, 2,978 bushels of spring wheat, 2,702 acres of farmland under crops, 2,381 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,167 chickens, 1,441 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,271 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,212 acres of farmland in pasture, 895 acres of oats, 840 acres of hay crops, 718 sheep, 589 tons of hay, 386 bushels of barley, 282 acres of potatoes, 232 bushels of buckwheat, 230 other cattle, 221 acres of wheat, 220 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 216 sheep slaughtered or sold, 210 milk cows, 126 swine, 102 swine slaughtered or sold, 101 horses aged over 3 years, 73 cattle killed or sold, 67 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 59 geese, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 farm occupants who own their land, 52 occupants of farms, 35 bushels of beans, 24 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 acres of barley, 19 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 9 ducks, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of peas, 3 turkeys, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259952
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_66,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_66_(%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 66, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-66-pe134022-1891/.