Township No. 23, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 23 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,835. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259886. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.410°N, 63.349°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 23 had a population of 1,835: 900 male and 935 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,804 |
| 1881 | 1,903 |
| 1891 | 1,835 |
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. 23 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 1,835 total population, 935 females, 900 males, 554 married persons, 313 families, 277 married females, 277 married males, 58 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,223 single persons under 18, 615 single females under 18, 608 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,213 persons who are not French Canadian, 622 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 310 houses, 310 occupied houses, 308 houses built of wood, 292 houses of 1 story, 133 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 51 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 165,590 bushels of potatoes, 76,569 bushels of oats, 65,865 bushels of turnips, 44,548 pounds of homemade butter, 19,838 acres of land in farms, 15,452 acres of improved land in farms, 13,905 bushels of spring wheat, 11,506 acres of farmland under crops, 11,110 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,435 chickens, 4,386 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,940 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,888 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,532 acres of oats, 3,451 acres of hay crops, 3,019 tons of hay, 2,650 sheep, 2,521 bushels of barley, 1,789 bushels of buckwheat, 1,528 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,233 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,105 swine, 1,101 other cattle, 984 acres of potatoes, 919 acres of wheat, 909 milk cows, 553 horses aged over 3 years, 406 cattle killed or sold, 319 horses aged 3 years and under, 289 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 260 occupants of farms, 241 farm occupants who own their land, 185 geese, 128 acres of turnips, 120 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 111 acres of barley, 91 ducks, 87 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 73 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 65 turkeys, 61 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 58 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 bushels of peas, 7 bushels of beans, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259886
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_23,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_23
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. 23, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-23-pe136005-1891/.