Township No. 27, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 27 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,425. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259893. 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,425 total population, 716 males, 709 females, 406 married persons, 239 families, 203 married females, 203 married males, 56 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 963 single persons under 18, 492 single males under 18, 471 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,407 persons who are not French Canadian, 18 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 238 houses, 238 houses built of wood, 238 occupied houses, 225 houses of 1 story, 107 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 106,707 bushels of potatoes, 59,615 bushels of oats, 39,056 bushels of turnips, 33,382 pounds of homemade butter, 20,150 acres of land in farms, 13,143 acres of improved land in farms, 10,052 bushels of spring wheat, 9,806 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 9,046 acres of farmland under crops, 7,718 chickens, 7,007 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,560 bushels of buckwheat, 4,025 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,322 acres of oats, 2,595 acres of hay crops, 2,364 sheep, 2,238 tons of hay, 2,061 bushels of barley, 1,754 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,334 geese, 787 milk cows, 760 other cattle, 678 acres of potatoes, 609 swine slaughtered or sold, 593 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 570 acres of wheat, 560 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 481 swine, 462 horses aged over 3 years, 351 cattle killed or sold, 284 horses aged 3 years and under, 224 occupants of farms, 216 ducks, 215 farm occupants who own their land, 113 acres of barley, 92 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 86 acres of turnips, 84 turkeys, 72 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 53 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 48 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 47 bushels of peas, 42 other fowl, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259893
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_27,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_27
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/.