Township No. 11, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 11 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.691°N, 64.003°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 11 had a population of 700: 352 male and 348 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 570 |
| 1881 | 625 |
| 1891 | 700 |
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. 11 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 700 total population, 352 males, 348 females, 205 married persons, 118 families, 103 married males, 102 married females, 23 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 472 single persons under 18, 241 single males under 18, 231 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 699 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 116 occupied houses, 114 houses, 114 houses built of wood, 114 houses of 1 story, 35 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,979 bushels of potatoes, 12,210 bushels of oats, 12,108 acres of land in farms, 11,223 pounds of homemade butter, 6,608 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,776 bushels of turnips, 5,500 acres of improved land in farms, 4,602 acres of farmland under crops, 4,527 bushels of spring wheat, 2,838 chickens, 2,789 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 897 acres of oats, 890 acres of hay crops, 876 acres of farmland in pasture, 788 bushels of buckwheat, 761 sheep, 628 bushels of barley, 561 tons of hay, 396 acres of wheat, 339 sheep slaughtered or sold, 274 other cattle, 262 milk cows, 245 acres of potatoes, 223 swine slaughtered or sold, 208 swine, 160 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 159 geese, 159 horses aged over 3 years, 147 cattle killed or sold, 108 occupants of farms, 104 farm occupants who own their land, 78 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 72 ducks, 58 acres of barley, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 bushels of peas, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 acres of turnips, 12 bushels of beans, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 turkeys, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 bushels of corn, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259867
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_11,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_11_(%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. 11, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-11-pe135012-1891/.