Township No. 29, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 29 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,970. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259895. 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,970 total population, 994 females, 976 males, 572 married persons, 346 families, 287 married females, 285 married males, 71 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,327 single persons under 18, 665 single females under 18, 662 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,970 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 341 houses, 341 houses built of wood, 341 occupied houses, 327 houses of 1 story, 206 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 143,020 bushels of potatoes, 68,499 bushels of oats, 63,980 bushels of turnips, 54,279 pounds of homemade butter, 20,643 acres of land in farms, 15,627 acres of improved land in farms, 11,194 acres of farmland under crops, 10,873 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,569 chickens, 7,059 bushels of buckwheat, 5,351 bushels of spring wheat, 5,086 bushels of barley, 5,016 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,312 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,325 acres of oats, 2,928 acres of hay crops, 2,776 sheep, 2,651 tons of hay, 1,484 sheep slaughtered or sold, 990 milk cows, 929 acres of potatoes, 897 other cattle, 882 swine slaughtered or sold, 850 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 661 swine, 518 horses aged over 3 years, 473 geese, 409 cattle killed or sold, 396 acres of wheat, 271 occupants of farms, 262 farm occupants who own their land, 258 horses aged 3 years and under, 216 acres of barley, 216 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 167 ducks, 137 bushels of peas, 134 turkeys, 124 acres of turnips, 121 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 118 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 bushels of beans, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 other fowl, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_29,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_29
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/.