Township No. 26, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 26 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,278. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.340°N, 63.689°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 26 had a population of 1,278: 653 male and 625 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,295 |
| 1881 | 1,346 |
| 1891 | 1,278 |
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. 26 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,278 total population, 653 males, 625 females, 389 married persons, 235 families, 195 married females, 194 married males, 52 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 837 single persons under 18, 438 single males under 18, 399 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,239 persons who are not French Canadian, 39 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 234 houses, 234 occupied houses, 233 houses built of wood, 216 houses of 1 story, 135 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 107,772 bushels of potatoes, 76,382 bushels of oats, 44,935 bushels of turnips, 35,820 pounds of homemade butter, 20,066 acres of land in farms, 14,484 acres of improved land in farms, 11,115 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,448 bushels of spring wheat, 10,107 acres of farmland under crops, 6,832 chickens, 5,582 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,268 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,474 acres of oats, 3,373 bushels of buckwheat, 2,983 acres of hay crops, 2,640 sheep, 2,569 tons of hay, 1,821 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,627 bushels of barley, 1,221 geese, 927 other cattle, 849 milk cows, 685 swine slaughtered or sold, 660 acres of potatoes, 614 acres of wheat, 592 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 473 horses aged over 3 years, 457 swine, 405 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 320 cattle killed or sold, 303 horses aged 3 years and under, 228 occupants of farms, 197 farm occupants who own their land, 116 turkeys, 109 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 109 ducks, 94 acres of turnips, 81 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 80 bushels of peas, 78 acres of barley, 68 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 31 farm occupants who rent their land, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of rye, 6 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_26,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_26
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. 26, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-26-pe135022-1891/.