Township No. 22, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 22 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,466. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.406°N, 63.404°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 22 had a population of 1,466: 732 male and 734 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,411 |
| 1881 | 1,556 |
| 1891 | 1,466 |
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. 22 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 244 |
| Number of families | 244 |
| Number of females | 734 |
| Number of males | 732 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 734 |
| POP M | 732 |
| POP TOT | 1,466 |
| Total population | 1,466 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 497 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 524 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,021 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 169 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,297 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 244 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 243 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 238 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 91 |
| Number of occupied houses | 244 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,263 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,759 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,919 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,229 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,229 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,988 |
| Acres of oats | 3,136 |
| Acres of potatoes | 782 |
| Acres of turnips | 71 |
| Acres of wheat | 789 |
| BAR AC | 103 |
| BAR BU | 2,794 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,794 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,220 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 297 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 64,598 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 120,020 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,020 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 41,142 |
| BWT BU | 1,220 |
| HAY AC | 3,229 |
| HAY TONS | 2,400 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 471 |
| Number of chickens | 7,062 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 230 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 158 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 260 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 440 |
| Number of milk cows | 800 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 239 |
| Number of other cattle | 946 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 2,429 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,502 |
| Number of swine | 737 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,100 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 3,136 |
| OAT BU | 64,598 |
| PEA BU | 65 |
| POT AC | 782 |
| POT BU | 120,020 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,622 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,931 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,719 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,400 |
| WHT AC | 789 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,020 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 68 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 103 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,719 |
| CATTLE KS | 471 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,622 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 497 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 524 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,021 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,931 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 260 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 244 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 169 |
| GEESE | 158 |
| GRA BU | 297 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,062 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 440 |
| HOUSES | 244 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 238 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 91 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 243 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 189 |
| MD MALE | 187 |
| MD TOT | 376 |
| MILK COWS | 800 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 230 |
| OC TOT | 239 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 946 |
| OTHERS | 1,297 |
| SHEEP | 2,429 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,502 |
| SUP AM | 13,229 |
| SUP FOR | 6,759 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 3,263 |
| SUP SC | 9,919 |
| SUP TOT | 19,988 |
| SWINE | 737 |
| SWINE KS | 1,100 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 244 |
| TUR AC | 71 |
| TUR BU | 41,142 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 48 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136004— 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. 22, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-22-pe136004-1891/.