Township No. 1, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 1 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.970°N, 64.070°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 1 had a population of 2,950: 1,460 male and 1,490 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,561 |
| 1881 | 2,787 |
| 1891 | 2,950 |
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 No. 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 447 |
| Number of families | 447 |
| Number of females | 1,490 |
| Number of males | 1,460 |
| Number of married females | 453 |
| Number of married males | 456 |
| Number of married persons | 909 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP F | 1,490 |
| POP M | 1,460 |
| POP TOT | 2,950 |
| Total population | 2,950 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 981 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 985 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,966 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,622 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,328 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 447 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 444 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 400 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 143 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 447 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 247 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,765 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,110 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,731 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,185 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,528 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,638 |
| Acres of oats | 3,824 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,152 |
| Acres of turnips | 63 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,502 |
| BAR AC | 247 |
| BAR BU | 3,615 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,615 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,034 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 279 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 61,636 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 151,804 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,370 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 21,453 |
| BWT BU | 2,034 |
| CRN BU | 279 |
| HAY AC | 2,185 |
| HAY TONS | 1,631 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 619 |
| Number of chickens | 10,654 |
| Number of ducks | 100 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 369 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 745 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 235 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 618 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,004 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 387 |
| Number of other cattle | 898 |
| Number of other fowl | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 2,967 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,133 |
| Number of swine | 1,457 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,048 |
| Number of turkeys | 34 |
| OAT AC | 3,824 |
| OAT BU | 61,636 |
| PEA BU | 33 |
| POT AC | 1,152 |
| POT BU | 151,804 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,670 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,508 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,118 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,631 |
| WHT AC | 1,502 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,370 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 132 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 138 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,118 |
| CATTLE KS | 619 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 981 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 985 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,966 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,670 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 235 |
| DUCKS | 100 |
| FAMILIES | 447 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,508 |
| FRN CA | 1,622 |
| GEESE | 745 |
| GRA BU | 84 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,654 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 618 |
| HOUSES | 447 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 143 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 400 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 128 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 444 |
| INF 11 A | 49 |
| MD FEM | 453 |
| MD MALE | 456 |
| MD TOT | 909 |
| MILK COWS | 1,004 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 369 |
| OC TOT | 387 |
| OTHER FOWL | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 898 |
| OTHERS | 1,328 |
| SHEEP | 2,967 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,133 |
| SUP AM | 17,528 |
| SUP FOR | 8,110 |
| SUP JV | 32 |
| SUP PAT | 3,765 |
| SUP SC | 13,731 |
| SUP TOT | 25,638 |
| SWINE | 1,457 |
| SWINE KS | 1,048 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 447 |
| TUR AC | 63 |
| TUR BU | 21,453 |
| TURKEY | 34 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135002— 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 No. 1, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-1-pe135002-1891/.