Township No. 20, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 20 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,325. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.453°N, 63.549°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 20 had a population of 1,325: 650 male and 675 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,245 |
| 1881 | 1,419 |
| 1891 | 1,325 |
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. 20 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,325 total population, 675 females, 650 males, 400 married persons, 218 families, 200 married females, 200 married males, 49 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 876 single persons under 18, 441 single females under 18, 435 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,322 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 216 houses, 216 occupied houses, 215 houses built of wood, 109 houses of 1 story, 107 houses of 2 stories, 106 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 123,764 bushels of potatoes, 54,537 bushels of oats, 46,123 bushels of turnips, 30,430 pounds of homemade butter, 16,732 acres of land in farms, 14,112 bushels of spring wheat, 11,286 acres of improved land in farms, 10,764 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,686 chickens, 8,444 acres of farmland under crops, 5,446 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,508 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,351 sheep, 2,778 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,701 acres of hay crops, 2,603 acres of oats, 2,507 bushels of barley, 2,405 tons of hay, 2,040 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,472 swine, 1,276 bushels of buckwheat, 1,044 other cattle, 1,039 swine slaughtered or sold, 952 acres of wheat, 859 geese, 755 acres of potatoes, 740 milk cows, 522 ducks, 443 horses aged over 3 years, 435 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 390 cattle killed or sold, 351 turkeys, 239 horses aged 3 years and under, 206 bushels of peas, 202 occupants of farms, 199 farm occupants who own their land, 150 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 129 acres of barley, 93 acres of turnips, 88 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 64 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 bushels of beans, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Hughes | 1876–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259882
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_20,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_20_(%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. 20, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-20-pe136002-1891/.