Township 8, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township 8 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 887. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.654°N, 64.327°W.
Population
In 1891, Township 8 had a population of 887: 433 male and 454 female residents. Population density was 24.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 672 |
| 1881 | 855 |
| 1891 | 887 |
| 1901 | 896 |
| 1911 | 855 |
| 1921 | 802 |
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 8 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 163 |
| Number of families | 163 |
| Number of females | 454 |
| Number of males | 433 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 230 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 454 |
| POP M | 433 |
| POP TOT | 887 |
| Total population | 887 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 311 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 623 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 886 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 162 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 162 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 161 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 20 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,236 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,884 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,482 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,940 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,732 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,616 |
| Acres of oats | 1,311 |
| Acres of potatoes | 219 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 510 |
| BAR AC | 67 |
| BAR BU | 698 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 698 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,075 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,163 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,001 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,232 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,054 |
| BWT BU | 1,075 |
| HAY AC | 1,940 |
| HAY TONS | 1,122 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 213 |
| Number of chickens | 3,565 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 148 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 225 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 80 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 235 |
| Number of milk cows | 384 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 149 |
| Number of other cattle | 390 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 1,209 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 389 |
| Number of swine | 296 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 272 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 1,311 |
| OAT BU | 20,163 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 219 |
| POT BU | 29,001 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,111 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 78 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,661 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,122 |
| WHT AC | 510 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,232 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,661 |
| CATTLE KS | 213 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 311 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 312 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 623 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,111 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 80 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 163 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 78 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 225 |
| GRA BU | 139 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,565 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 235 |
| HOUSES | 162 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 63 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 162 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 118 |
| MD MALE | 112 |
| MD TOT | 230 |
| MILK COWS | 384 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 148 |
| OC TOT | 149 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 390 |
| OTHERS | 886 |
| SHEEP | 1,209 |
| SHEEP KS | 389 |
| SUP AM | 5,732 |
| SUP FOR | 9,884 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 1,236 |
| SUP SC | 4,482 |
| SUP TOT | 15,616 |
| SWINE | 296 |
| SWINE KS | 272 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 162 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,054 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002008— 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 8, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-8-pe135009-1891/.