Township No. 23, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 23 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,835. 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 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 313 |
| Number of families | 313 |
| Number of females | 935 |
| Number of males | 900 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 277 |
| Number of married persons | 554 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 935 |
| POP M | 900 |
| POP TOT | 1,835 |
| Total population | 1,835 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 608 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,223 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 622 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,213 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 310 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 308 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 292 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 133 |
| Number of occupied houses | 310 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 111 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,888 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,386 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,506 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,451 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,452 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,838 |
| Acres of oats | 3,532 |
| Acres of potatoes | 984 |
| Acres of turnips | 128 |
| Acres of wheat | 919 |
| BAR AC | 111 |
| BAR BU | 2,521 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,521 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,789 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 76,569 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 165,590 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,905 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 65,865 |
| BWT BU | 1,789 |
| HAY AC | 3,451 |
| HAY TONS | 3,019 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 406 |
| Number of chickens | 8,435 |
| Number of ducks | 91 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 241 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 185 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 319 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 553 |
| Number of milk cows | 909 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 260 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,101 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 2,650 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,528 |
| Number of swine | 1,105 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,233 |
| Number of turkeys | 65 |
| OAT AC | 3,532 |
| OAT BU | 76,569 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 984 |
| POT BU | 165,590 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,940 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,110 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,548 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,019 |
| WHT AC | 919 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,905 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 73 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 87 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,548 |
| CATTLE KS | 406 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,940 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 615 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 608 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,223 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,110 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 319 |
| DUCKS | 91 |
| FAMILIES | 313 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 120 |
| FRN CA | 622 |
| GEESE | 185 |
| GRA BU | 289 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,435 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 553 |
| HOUSES | 310 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 292 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 133 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 308 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 277 |
| MD MALE | 277 |
| MD TOT | 554 |
| MILK COWS | 909 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 241 |
| OC TOT | 260 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,101 |
| OTHERS | 1,213 |
| SHEEP | 2,650 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,528 |
| SUP AM | 15,452 |
| SUP FOR | 4,386 |
| SUP JV | 58 |
| SUP PAT | 3,888 |
| SUP SC | 11,506 |
| SUP TOT | 19,838 |
| SWINE | 1,105 |
| SWINE KS | 1,233 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 310 |
| TUR AC | 128 |
| TUR BU | 65,865 |
| TURKEY | 65 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
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: 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. 23, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-23-pe136005-1891/.