Township No. 2, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 2 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,282. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259897. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.903°N, 64.109°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 2 had a population of 2,282: 1,148 male and 1,134 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,343 |
| 1881 | 1,890 |
| 1891 | 2,282 |
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. 2 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 2,282 total population, 1,148 males, 1,134 females, 690 married persons, 362 families, 347 married females, 343 married males, 87 widowed persons, 60 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,505 single persons under 18, 778 single males under 18, 727 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,665 French Canadians, 617 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 355 houses, 355 houses built of wood, 355 occupied houses, 348 houses of 1 story, 108 houses of 2 rooms, 80 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 60 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 47 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 104,538 bushels of potatoes, 33,745 bushels of oats, 21,023 pounds of homemade butter, 16,167 acres of land in farms, 11,688 bushels of spring wheat, 10,715 bushels of turnips, 10,244 acres of improved land in farms, 8,236 acres of farmland under crops, 6,991 chickens, 5,923 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,406 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,333 acres of oats, 1,966 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,877 bushels of barley, 1,859 bushels of buckwheat, 1,468 acres of hay crops, 1,410 sheep, 989 acres of wheat, 879 tons of hay, 804 acres of potatoes, 717 swine, 595 swine slaughtered or sold, 542 milk cows, 470 other cattle, 439 sheep slaughtered or sold, 394 horses aged over 3 years, 342 cattle killed or sold, 320 occupants of farms, 313 farm occupants who own their land, 205 geese, 203 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 145 acres of barley, 144 horses aged 3 years and under, 136 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 98 bushels of peas, 84 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 80 bushels of corn, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 ducks, 33 acres of turnips, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 17 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 turkeys, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259897
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_2,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_2
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. 2, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-2-pe135003-1891/.