Township No. 16, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 16 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,333. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.470°N, 63.925°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 16 had a population of 1,333: 661 male and 672 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 934 |
| 1881 | 1,101 |
| 1891 | 1,333 |
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. 16 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,333 total population, 672 females, 661 males, 390 married persons, 210 families, 195 married females, 195 married males, 32 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 911 single persons under 18, 457 single females under 18, 454 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 987 persons who are not French Canadian, 346 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 201 occupied houses, 199 houses, 199 houses built of wood, 195 houses of 1 story, 70 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 51 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 59,300 bushels of potatoes, 34,290 bushels of oats, 18,529 pounds of homemade butter, 16,394 bushels of turnips, 16,313 acres of land in farms, 8,309 acres of improved land in farms, 8,004 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,532 acres of farmland under crops, 7,253 bushels of spring wheat, 6,042 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,740 chickens, 2,370 sheep, 2,178 acres of oats, 2,008 bushels of barley, 1,832 acres of hay crops, 1,775 bushels of buckwheat, 1,732 tons of hay, 1,216 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,064 geese, 913 sheep slaughtered or sold, 735 acres of farmland in pasture, 672 swine, 608 other cattle, 578 milk cows, 557 acres of wheat, 439 swine slaughtered or sold, 427 acres of potatoes, 423 ducks, 338 horses aged over 3 years, 304 cattle killed or sold, 180 occupants of farms, 171 farm occupants who own their land, 160 horses aged 3 years and under, 143 bushels of corn, 141 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 135 acres of barley, 91 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 54 bushels of beans, 52 acres of turnips, 48 bushels of peas, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 21 turkeys, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259874
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_16,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_16_(%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. 16, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-16-pe135017-1891/.