Township No. 14, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 14 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,502. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259872. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.511°N, 63.972°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 14 had a population of 1,502: 738 male and 764 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,252 |
| 1881 | 1,433 |
| 1891 | 1,502 |
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. 14 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 1,502 total population, 764 females, 738 males, 408 married persons, 238 families, 204 married females, 204 married males, 55 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,039 single persons under 18, 526 single females under 18, 513 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,030 persons who are not French Canadian, 472 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 238 houses, 238 houses built of wood, 238 occupied houses, 233 houses of 1 story, 94 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 62,531 bushels of potatoes, 35,914 bushels of oats, 33,829 pounds of homemade butter, 17,546 acres of land in farms, 9,811 bushels of turnips, 9,111 acres of improved land in farms, 8,656 bushels of spring wheat, 8,435 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,448 acres of farmland under crops, 6,267 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,783 chickens, 2,247 acres of oats, 1,962 acres of hay crops, 1,841 sheep, 1,657 tons of hay, 1,586 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,454 bushels of barley, 1,126 bushels of buckwheat, 796 sheep slaughtered or sold, 787 geese, 687 acres of wheat, 663 other cattle, 621 milk cows, 602 swine, 463 acres of potatoes, 460 swine slaughtered or sold, 368 horses aged over 3 years, 340 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 325 cattle killed or sold, 263 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 227 occupants of farms, 215 farm occupants who own their land, 169 horses aged 3 years and under, 147 ducks, 143 bushels of corn, 122 acres of barley, 97 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 77 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 77 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 65 bushels of beans, 64 turkeys, 43 acres of turnips, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 bushels of peas, 20 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259872
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_14,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_14_(%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. 14, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-14-pe135015-1891/.