Township No. 18, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 18 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,794. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259877. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.508°N, 63.669°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 18 had a population of 1,794: 901 male and 893 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,150 |
| 1881 | 1,826 |
| 1891 | 1,794 |
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. 18 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,794 total population, 901 males, 893 females, 477 married persons, 292 families, 240 married males, 237 married females, 77 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,240 single persons under 18, 628 single males under 18, 612 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,784 persons who are not French Canadian, 10 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 287 occupied houses, 286 houses, 284 houses built of wood, 281 houses of 1 story, 153 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 134,468 bushels of potatoes, 65,192 bushels of oats, 52,023 bushels of turnips, 29,467 pounds of homemade butter, 21,067 acres of land in farms, 15,649 bushels of spring wheat, 15,365 acres of improved land in farms, 12,473 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,739 acres of farmland under crops, 10,530 chickens, 5,702 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,562 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,157 acres of oats, 2,982 acres of hay crops, 2,867 sheep, 2,777 bushels of barley, 2,181 tons of hay, 1,974 geese, 1,747 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,715 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,039 acres of wheat, 942 other cattle, 895 bushels of buckwheat, 826 acres of potatoes, 787 milk cows, 786 swine slaughtered or sold, 661 swine, 523 horses aged over 3 years, 391 cattle killed or sold, 313 turkeys, 309 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 280 occupants of farms, 250 farm occupants who own their land, 249 horses aged 3 years and under, 201 ducks, 142 acres of barley, 103 acres of turnips, 102 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 64 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 62 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 54 bushels of beans, 54 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 bushels of peas, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of corn, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259877
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_18,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_18
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. 18, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-18-pe135019-1891/.