Township No. 13, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 13 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,379. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259869. 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,379 total population, 728 males, 651 females, 411 married persons, 216 families, 207 married females, 204 married males, 34 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 934 single persons under 18, 517 single males under 18, 417 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,379 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 206 houses, 206 houses built of wood, 206 occupied houses, 205 houses of 1 story, 73 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,590 bushels of potatoes, 37,341 bushels of oats, 23,344 pounds of homemade butter, 23,133 acres of land in farms, 11,647 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,486 acres of improved land in farms, 9,568 bushels of spring wheat, 9,063 acres of farmland under crops, 8,447 bushels of turnips, 6,503 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,835 chickens, 2,822 acres of hay crops, 2,395 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,143 acres of oats, 2,063 bushels of barley, 2,049 tons of hay, 1,662 sheep, 1,177 bushels of buckwheat, 934 sheep slaughtered or sold, 682 other cattle, 681 acres of wheat, 650 milk cows, 550 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 485 swine slaughtered or sold, 426 acres of potatoes, 418 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 402 cattle killed or sold, 373 swine, 360 geese, 358 horses aged over 3 years, 344 bushels of peas, 204 occupants of farms, 193 horses aged 3 years and under, 190 farm occupants who own their land, 137 acres of barley, 103 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 ducks, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 acres of turnips, 33 bushels of beans, 32 turkeys, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 bushels of rye, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 oxen, 3 employees on farms, 3 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259869
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_13,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_13_(%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. 13, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-13-pe135014-1891/.