Township No. 25, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 25 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,017. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.385°N, 63.657°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 25 had a population of 1,017: 502 male and 515 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 925 |
| 1881 | 1,002 |
| 1891 | 1,017 |
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. 25 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 | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 165 |
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 515 |
| Number of males | 502 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 290 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 515 |
| POP M | 502 |
| POP TOT | 1,017 |
| Total population | 1,017 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 343 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 350 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 693 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,010 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 163 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 154 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 85 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,539 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,341 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,706 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,561 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,302 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,643 |
| Acres of oats | 3,649 |
| Acres of potatoes | 575 |
| Acres of turnips | 82 |
| Acres of wheat | 495 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 1,998 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,998 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,520 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 298 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 73,875 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 101,784 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,719 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 41,664 |
| BWT BU | 3,520 |
| HAY AC | 2,561 |
| HAY TONS | 2,061 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 327 |
| Number of chickens | 7,400 |
| Number of ducks | 211 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 860 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 238 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 403 |
| Number of milk cows | 748 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 154 |
| Number of other cattle | 910 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 2,343 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,655 |
| Number of swine | 445 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 660 |
| Number of turkeys | 72 |
| OAT AC | 3,649 |
| OAT BU | 73,875 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 575 |
| POT BU | 101,784 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,070 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,137 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,515 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,061 |
| WHT AC | 495 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,719 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,515 |
| CATTLE KS | 327 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,070 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 343 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 350 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 693 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,137 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 238 |
| DUCKS | 211 |
| FAMILIES | 165 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 860 |
| GRA BU | 298 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,400 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 403 |
| HOUSES | 163 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 85 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 145 |
| MD MALE | 145 |
| MD TOT | 290 |
| MILK COWS | 748 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 154 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 910 |
| OTHERS | 1,010 |
| SHEEP | 2,343 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,655 |
| SUP AM | 14,302 |
| SUP FOR | 3,341 |
| SUP JV | 57 |
| SUP PAT | 4,539 |
| SUP SC | 9,706 |
| SUP TOT | 17,643 |
| SWINE | 445 |
| SWINE KS | 660 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 164 |
| TUR AC | 82 |
| TUR BU | 41,664 |
| TURKEY | 72 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135021— 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. 25, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-25-pe135021-1891/.