Township No. 13, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 13 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,379. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.561°N, 63.969°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 13 had a population of 1,379: 728 male and 651 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,103 |
| 1881 | 1,379 |
| 1891 | 1,379 |
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. 13 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 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 | 216 |
| Number of families | 216 |
| Number of females | 651 |
| Number of males | 728 |
| Number of married females | 207 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 411 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 651 |
| POP M | 728 |
| POP TOT | 1,379 |
| Total population | 1,379 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 517 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 934 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,379 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 206 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 206 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 205 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of occupied houses | 206 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 137 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,395 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,647 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,063 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,822 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,486 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,133 |
| Acres of oats | 2,143 |
| Acres of potatoes | 426 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 681 |
| BAR AC | 137 |
| BAR BU | 2,063 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,063 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,177 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 418 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,341 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 344 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,590 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,568 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,447 |
| BWT BU | 1,177 |
| HAY AC | 2,822 |
| HAY TONS | 2,049 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 402 |
| Number of chickens | 4,835 |
| Number of ducks | 63 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 190 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 360 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 193 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 358 |
| Number of milk cows | 650 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 204 |
| Number of other cattle | 682 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 1,662 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 934 |
| Number of swine | 373 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 485 |
| Number of turkeys | 32 |
| OAT AC | 2,143 |
| OAT BU | 37,341 |
| PEA BU | 344 |
| POT AC | 426 |
| POT BU | 55,590 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 550 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,503 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 103 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,344 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,049 |
| WHT AC | 681 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,568 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,344 |
| CATTLE KS | 402 |
| CHEESE LB | 550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 417 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 517 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 934 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,503 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 193 |
| DUCKS | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 216 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 103 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 360 |
| GRA BU | 418 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,835 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 358 |
| HOUSES | 206 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 205 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 206 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 207 |
| MD MALE | 204 |
| MD TOT | 411 |
| MILK COWS | 650 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 190 |
| OC TOT | 204 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 682 |
| OTHERS | 1,379 |
| SHEEP | 1,662 |
| SHEEP KS | 934 |
| SUP AM | 11,486 |
| SUP FOR | 11,647 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 2,395 |
| SUP SC | 9,063 |
| SUP TOT | 23,133 |
| SWINE | 373 |
| SWINE KS | 485 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 206 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 8,447 |
| TURKEY | 32 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135014— 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. 13, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-13-pe135014-1891/.