Township No. 10, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 10 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 440. 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 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 69 |
| Number of families | 69 |
| Number of females | 229 |
| Number of males | 211 |
| Number of married females | 57 |
| Number of married males | 54 |
| Number of married persons | 111 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 229 |
| POP M | 211 |
| POP TOT | 440 |
| Total population | 440 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 160 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 311 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 22 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 418 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 67 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 67 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 61 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of occupied houses | 69 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 155 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,071 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,923 |
| Acres of hay crops | 364 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,084 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,155 |
| Acres of oats | 429 |
| Acres of potatoes | 93 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 173 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 225 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,507 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,785 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,590 |
| BWT BU | 382 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 364 |
| HAY TONS | 288 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 79 |
| Number of chickens | 1,368 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 70 |
| Number of geese | 57 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 75 |
| Number of milk cows | 145 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 70 |
| Number of other cattle | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 359 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 118 |
| Number of swine | 89 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 113 |
| OAT AC | 429 |
| OAT BU | 5,507 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 93 |
| POT BU | 11,785 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,375 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,483 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 288 |
| WHT AC | 173 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,100 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,483 |
| CATTLE KS | 79 |
| CHEESE LB | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 160 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 311 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 64 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 69 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,375 |
| FRN CA | 22 |
| GEESE | 57 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,368 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 75 |
| HOUSES | 67 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 61 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 67 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 57 |
| MD MALE | 54 |
| MD TOT | 111 |
| MILK COWS | 145 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC P | 70 |
| OC TOT | 70 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 111 |
| OTHERS | 418 |
| SHEEP | 359 |
| SHEEP KS | 118 |
| SUP AM | 2,084 |
| SUP FOR | 6,071 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 155 |
| SUP SC | 1,923 |
| SUP TOT | 8,155 |
| SWINE | 89 |
| SWINE KS | 113 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 69 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,590 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
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: 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. 10, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-10-pe135011-1891/.