Township No. 12, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 12 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.618°N, 63.941°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 12 had a population of 963: 507 male and 456 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 560 |
| 1881 | 843 |
| 1891 | 963 |
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. 12 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 158 |
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 456 |
| Number of males | 507 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 303 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 456 |
| POP M | 507 |
| POP TOT | 963 |
| Total population | 963 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 636 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 53 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 910 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 158 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 158 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 157 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 53 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 78 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,803 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,477 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,764 |
| Acres of hay crops | 679 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,589 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,066 |
| Acres of oats | 845 |
| Acres of potatoes | 195 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 321 |
| BAR AC | 78 |
| BAR BU | 872 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 872 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 523 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,070 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,037 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,756 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,130 |
| BWT BU | 523 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 679 |
| HAY TONS | 554 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 166 |
| Number of chickens | 3,518 |
| Number of ducks | 236 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 138 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 642 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 84 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 160 |
| Number of milk cows | 276 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 140 |
| Number of other cattle | 332 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 964 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 317 |
| Number of swine | 271 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 184 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 845 |
| OAT BU | 10,070 |
| PEA BU | 18 |
| POT AC | 195 |
| POT BU | 25,037 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,979 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 346 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,684 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 554 |
| WHT AC | 321 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,756 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 56 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,684 |
| CATTLE KS | 166 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 345 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 636 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,979 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 84 |
| DUCKS | 236 |
| FAMILIES | 158 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 346 |
| FRN CA | 53 |
| GEESE | 642 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,518 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 160 |
| HOUSES | 158 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 157 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 158 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 152 |
| MD MALE | 151 |
| MD TOT | 303 |
| MILK COWS | 276 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 138 |
| OC TOT | 140 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 332 |
| OTHERS | 910 |
| SHEEP | 964 |
| SHEEP KS | 317 |
| SUP AM | 5,589 |
| SUP FOR | 5,477 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 1,803 |
| SUP SC | 3,764 |
| SUP TOT | 11,066 |
| SWINE | 271 |
| SWINE KS | 184 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 158 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 5,130 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135013— 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. 12, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-12-pe135013-1891/.