Township No. 15, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 15 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,062. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.441°N, 64.066°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 15 had a population of 2,062: 1,038 male and 1,024 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,550 |
| 1881 | 1,908 |
| 1891 | 2,062 |
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. 15 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 2,062 total population, 1,038 males, 1,024 females, 647 married persons, 324 married males, 323 married females, 295 families, 69 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 7 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,346 single persons under 18, 685 single males under 18, 661 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,851 French Canadians, 211 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 294 houses, 294 houses built of wood, 294 occupied houses, 279 houses of 1 story, 79 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 1 room, 15 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 83,475 bushels of potatoes, 25,985 bushels of oats, 25,316 pounds of homemade butter, 21,992 acres of land in farms, 15,444 bushels of turnips, 12,028 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,023 bushels of spring wheat, 9,964 acres of improved land in farms, 8,306 acres of farmland under crops, 6,570 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,071 chickens, 3,126 bushels of barley, 2,186 sheep, 2,162 acres of hay crops, 2,051 acres of oats, 1,833 bushels of buckwheat, 1,632 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,399 tons of hay, 1,150 geese, 1,102 bushels of corn, 1,075 acres of wheat, 841 swine, 678 sheep slaughtered or sold, 664 other cattle, 633 milk cows, 588 acres of potatoes, 541 swine slaughtered or sold, 432 horses aged over 3 years, 406 cattle killed or sold, 268 occupants of farms, 238 farm occupants who own their land, 217 acres of barley, 172 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 123 bushels of peas, 118 horses aged 3 years and under, 106 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 77 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 76 turkeys, 74 ducks, 64 bushels of beans, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 52 acres of turnips, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 other fowl, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259873
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_15,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_15
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. 15, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-15-pe135016-1891/.