Township No. 27, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 27 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,425. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.298°N, 63.629°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 27 had a population of 1,425: 716 male and 709 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,269 |
| 1881 | 1,348 |
| 1891 | 1,425 |
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. 27 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 239 |
| Number of families | 239 |
| Number of females | 709 |
| Number of males | 716 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 203 |
| Number of married persons | 406 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 709 |
| POP M | 716 |
| POP TOT | 1,425 |
| Total population | 1,425 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 492 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 963 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 18 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,407 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 238 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 238 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 225 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of occupied houses | 238 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,025 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,007 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,046 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,595 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,143 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,150 |
| Acres of oats | 3,322 |
| Acres of potatoes | 678 |
| Acres of turnips | 86 |
| Acres of wheat | 570 |
| BAR AC | 113 |
| BAR BU | 2,061 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,061 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,560 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 593 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 59,615 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 106,707 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,052 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 39,056 |
| BWT BU | 5,560 |
| HAY AC | 2,595 |
| HAY TONS | 2,238 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 351 |
| Number of chickens | 7,718 |
| Number of ducks | 216 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 215 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 1,334 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 284 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 462 |
| Number of milk cows | 787 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 224 |
| Number of other cattle | 760 |
| Number of other fowl | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 2,364 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,754 |
| Number of swine | 481 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 609 |
| Number of turkeys | 84 |
| OAT AC | 3,322 |
| OAT BU | 59,615 |
| PEA BU | 47 |
| POT AC | 678 |
| POT BU | 106,707 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 560 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 48 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,806 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,382 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,238 |
| WHT AC | 570 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,052 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 51 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,382 |
| CATTLE KS | 351 |
| CHEESE LB | 560 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 471 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 492 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 963 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 48 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 284 |
| DUCKS | 216 |
| FAMILIES | 239 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 9,806 |
| FRN CA | 18 |
| GEESE | 1,334 |
| GRA BU | 593 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,718 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 462 |
| HOUSES | 238 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 225 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 238 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 203 |
| MD MALE | 203 |
| MD TOT | 406 |
| MILK COWS | 787 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 215 |
| OC TOT | 224 |
| OTHER FOWL | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 760 |
| OTHERS | 1,407 |
| SHEEP | 2,364 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,754 |
| SUP AM | 13,143 |
| SUP FOR | 7,007 |
| SUP JV | 72 |
| SUP PAT | 4,025 |
| SUP SC | 9,046 |
| SUP TOT | 20,150 |
| SWINE | 481 |
| SWINE KS | 609 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 238 |
| TUR AC | 86 |
| TUR BU | 39,056 |
| TURKEY | 84 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135023— 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. 27, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-27-pe135023-1891/.