Township No. 10, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 10 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 440. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.639°N, 64.088°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 10 had a population of 440: 211 male and 229 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 376 |
| 1881 | 381 |
| 1891 | 440 |
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. 10 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 440 total population, 229 females, 211 males, 111 married persons, 69 families, 57 married females, 54 married males, 18 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 6.40 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 311 single persons under 18, 160 single females under 18, 151 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 418 persons who are not French Canadian, 22 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 69 occupied houses, 67 houses, 67 houses built of wood, 61 houses of 1 story, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,785 bushels of potatoes, 8,155 acres of land in farms, 6,483 pounds of homemade butter, 6,071 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,507 bushels of oats, 2,100 bushels of spring wheat, 2,084 acres of improved land in farms, 1,923 acres of farmland under crops, 1,590 bushels of turnips, 1,375 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,368 chickens, 429 acres of oats, 382 bushels of buckwheat, 364 acres of hay crops, 359 sheep, 288 tons of hay, 225 bushels of barley, 173 acres of wheat, 155 acres of farmland in pasture, 145 milk cows, 118 sheep slaughtered or sold, 113 swine slaughtered or sold, 111 other cattle, 93 acres of potatoes, 89 swine, 79 cattle killed or sold, 75 horses aged over 3 years, 70 farm occupants who own their land, 70 occupants of farms, 64 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 57 geese, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 acres of barley, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of peas, 10 ducks, 8 bushels of beans, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of corn, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259865
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_10,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_10_(%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 No. 10, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-10-pe135011-1891/.