Township No. 18, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 18 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,794. 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 292 |
| Number of families | 292 |
| Number of females | 893 |
| Number of males | 901 |
| Number of married females | 237 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 477 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP F | 893 |
| POP M | 901 |
| POP TOT | 1,794 |
| Total population | 1,794 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 612 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 628 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,240 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,784 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 286 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 284 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 281 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 153 |
| Number of occupied houses | 287 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 142 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,562 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,702 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,739 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,982 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,365 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,067 |
| Acres of oats | 3,157 |
| Acres of potatoes | 826 |
| Acres of turnips | 103 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,039 |
| BAR AC | 142 |
| BAR BU | 2,777 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,777 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 895 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 309 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 65,192 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 134,468 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15,649 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 52,023 |
| BWT BU | 895 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 2,982 |
| HAY TONS | 2,181 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 391 |
| Number of chickens | 10,530 |
| Number of ducks | 201 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 250 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 1,974 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 249 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 523 |
| Number of milk cows | 787 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 280 |
| Number of other cattle | 942 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 2,867 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,747 |
| Number of swine | 661 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 786 |
| Number of turkeys | 313 |
| OAT AC | 3,157 |
| OAT BU | 65,192 |
| PEA BU | 44 |
| POT AC | 826 |
| POT BU | 134,468 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,715 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,473 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,467 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,181 |
| WHT AC | 1,039 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,649 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 62 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 102 |
| BEN BU | 54 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,467 |
| CATTLE KS | 391 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,715 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 612 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 628 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,240 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,473 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 249 |
| DUCKS | 201 |
| FAMILIES | 292 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 1,974 |
| GRA BU | 309 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,530 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 523 |
| HOUSES | 286 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 281 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 153 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 284 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 237 |
| MD MALE | 240 |
| MD TOT | 477 |
| MILK COWS | 787 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 250 |
| OC TOT | 280 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 942 |
| OTHERS | 1,784 |
| SHEEP | 2,867 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,747 |
| SUP AM | 15,365 |
| SUP FOR | 5,702 |
| SUP JV | 64 |
| SUP PAT | 3,562 |
| SUP SC | 11,739 |
| SUP TOT | 21,067 |
| SWINE | 661 |
| SWINE KS | 786 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 287 |
| TUR AC | 103 |
| TUR BU | 52,023 |
| TURKEY | 313 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.