Township No. 29, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 29 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,970. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.241°N, 63.455°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 29 had a population of 1,970: 976 male and 994 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,957 |
| 1881 | 2,096 |
| 1891 | 1,970 |
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. 29 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 346 |
| Number of families | 346 |
| Number of females | 994 |
| Number of males | 976 |
| Number of married females | 287 |
| Number of married males | 285 |
| Number of married persons | 572 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 994 |
| POP M | 976 |
| POP TOT | 1,970 |
| Total population | 1,970 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 665 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 662 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,327 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,970 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 341 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 341 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 327 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 206 |
| Number of occupied houses | 341 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 216 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 121 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,312 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,016 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,194 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,928 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,627 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,643 |
| Acres of oats | 3,325 |
| Acres of potatoes | 929 |
| Acres of turnips | 124 |
| Acres of wheat | 396 |
| BAR AC | 216 |
| BAR BU | 5,086 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,086 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,059 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 68,499 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 143,020 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,351 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 63,980 |
| BWT BU | 7,059 |
| HAY AC | 2,928 |
| HAY TONS | 2,651 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 409 |
| Number of chickens | 8,569 |
| Number of ducks | 167 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 262 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 473 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 258 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 518 |
| Number of milk cows | 990 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 271 |
| Number of other cattle | 897 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 118 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 2,776 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,484 |
| Number of swine | 661 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 882 |
| Number of turkeys | 134 |
| OAT AC | 3,325 |
| OAT BU | 68,499 |
| PEA BU | 137 |
| POT AC | 929 |
| POT BU | 143,020 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 850 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,873 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,279 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,651 |
| WHT AC | 396 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,351 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 61 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 118 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,279 |
| CATTLE KS | 409 |
| CHEESE LB | 850 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 665 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 662 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,327 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,873 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 258 |
| DUCKS | 167 |
| FAMILIES | 346 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 473 |
| GRA BU | 216 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,569 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 518 |
| HOUSES | 341 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 327 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 206 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 341 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 287 |
| MD MALE | 285 |
| MD TOT | 572 |
| MILK COWS | 990 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 262 |
| OC TOT | 271 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 897 |
| OTHERS | 1,970 |
| SHEEP | 2,776 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,484 |
| SUP AM | 15,627 |
| SUP FOR | 5,016 |
| SUP JV | 121 |
| SUP PAT | 4,312 |
| SUP SC | 11,194 |
| SUP TOT | 20,643 |
| SWINE | 661 |
| SWINE KS | 882 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 341 |
| TUR AC | 124 |
| TUR BU | 63,980 |
| TURKEY | 134 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136007— 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. 29, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-29-pe136007-1891/.