Township 7, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 7 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,038. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.724°N, 64.343°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 7 had a population of 1,038: 515 male and 523 female residents. Population density was 32.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 867 |
| 1881 | 1,073 |
| 1891 | 1,038 |
| 1901 | 960 |
| 1911 | 864 |
| 1921 | 769 |
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 7 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 523 |
| Number of males | 515 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 285 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 523 |
| POP M | 515 |
| POP TOT | 1,038 |
| Total population | 1,038 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 358 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 721 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 21 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,017 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 169 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 169 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 168 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 64 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 172 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,268 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,072 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,741 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,473 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,046 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,118 |
| Acres of oats | 2,488 |
| Acres of potatoes | 411 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 847 |
| BAR AC | 172 |
| BAR BU | 2,067 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,067 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,803 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 660 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,527 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,601 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,740 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,147 |
| BWT BU | 1,803 |
| HAY AC | 2,473 |
| HAY TONS | 1,362 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 240 |
| Number of chickens | 5,958 |
| Number of ducks | 139 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 1,159 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 149 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 305 |
| Number of milk cows | 513 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 163 |
| Number of other cattle | 775 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 1,992 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 638 |
| Number of swine | 595 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 349 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 2,488 |
| OAT BU | 40,527 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 411 |
| POT BU | 49,601 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,761 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,355 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,362 |
| WHT AC | 847 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,740 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,355 |
| CATTLE KS | 240 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 358 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 721 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,761 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 149 |
| DUCKS | 139 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 40 |
| FRN CA | 21 |
| GEESE | 1,159 |
| GRA BU | 660 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,958 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 305 |
| HOUSES | 169 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 168 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 169 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 144 |
| MD MALE | 141 |
| MD TOT | 285 |
| MILK COWS | 513 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 163 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 775 |
| OTHERS | 1,017 |
| SHEEP | 1,992 |
| SHEEP KS | 638 |
| SUP AM | 9,046 |
| SUP FOR | 8,072 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 2,268 |
| SUP SC | 6,741 |
| SUP TOT | 17,118 |
| SWINE | 595 |
| SWINE KS | 349 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 170 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 9,147 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002007— 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 7, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-7-pe135008-1891/.