Township No. 24, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 24 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,615. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.404°N, 63.283°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 24 had a population of 2,615: 1,299 male and 1,316 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,356 |
| 1881 | 2,737 |
| 1891 | 2,615 |
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. 24 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 2,615 total population, 1,316 females, 1,299 males, 785 married persons, 427 families, 393 married males, 392 married females, 96 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,734 single persons under 18, 875 single males under 18, 859 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,425 French Canadians, 1,190 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 425 occupied houses, 424 houses, 423 houses built of wood, 354 houses of 1 story, 156 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 74 houses of 4 rooms, 70 houses of 2 stories, 70 houses of 3 rooms, 57 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 1 room, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 211,129 bushels of potatoes, 89,673 bushels of oats, 67,966 bushels of turnips, 60,760 pounds of homemade butter, 20,255 acres of land in farms, 18,164 bushels of spring wheat, 16,557 acres of improved land in farms, 14,343 chickens, 13,554 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,603 acres of farmland under crops, 8,355 bushels of barley, 5,002 sheep, 4,878 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,239 acres of hay crops, 4,004 acres of oats, 3,992 tons of hay, 3,698 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,550 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,343 swine, 1,955 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,544 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,269 other cattle, 1,208 acres of potatoes, 1,116 acres of wheat, 1,061 milk cows, 1,035 bushels of buckwheat, 1,009 geese, 936 ducks, 666 horses aged over 3 years, 439 cattle killed or sold, 424 turkeys, 411 acres of barley, 376 occupants of farms, 372 horses aged 3 years and under, 348 farm occupants who own their land, 319 bushels of peas, 297 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 147 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 135 acres of turnips, 102 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 81 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 other fowl, 36 bushels of beans, 28 bushels of corn, 28 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259888
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_24,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_24
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. 24, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-24-pe136006-1891/.