Township No. 3, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 3 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,412. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.861°N, 64.123°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 3 had a population of 1,412: 758 male and 654 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,149 |
| 1881 | 1,355 |
| 1891 | 1,412 |
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. 3 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 229 |
| Number of families | 229 |
| Number of females | 654 |
| Number of males | 758 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 213 |
| Number of married persons | 424 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 654 |
| POP M | 758 |
| POP TOT | 1,412 |
| Total population | 1,412 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 530 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 942 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 130 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,282 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 228 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 228 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 226 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 99 |
| Number of occupied houses | 228 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 148 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,189 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,955 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,348 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,239 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,640 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,595 |
| Acres of oats | 2,405 |
| Acres of potatoes | 561 |
| Acres of turnips | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 878 |
| BAR AC | 148 |
| BAR BU | 1,982 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,982 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,436 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,366 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 86,692 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,344 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,981 |
| BWT BU | 1,436 |
| HAY AC | 2,239 |
| HAY TONS | 1,255 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 359 |
| Number of chickens | 6,974 |
| Number of ducks | 175 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 217 |
| Number of geese | 1,010 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 195 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 358 |
| Number of milk cows | 529 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 217 |
| Number of other cattle | 652 |
| Number of other fowl | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,730 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 879 |
| Number of swine | 533 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 467 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 2,405 |
| OAT BU | 36,366 |
| PEA BU | 157 |
| POT AC | 561 |
| POT BU | 86,692 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,730 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,067 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,255 |
| WHT AC | 878 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,344 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 61 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 102 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,067 |
| CATTLE KS | 359 |
| CHEESE LB | 80 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 530 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 942 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,730 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 195 |
| DUCKS | 175 |
| FAMILIES | 229 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 130 |
| GEESE | 1,010 |
| GRA BU | 126 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,974 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 358 |
| HOUSES | 228 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 226 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 228 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 211 |
| MD MALE | 213 |
| MD TOT | 424 |
| MILK COWS | 529 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC P | 217 |
| OC TOT | 217 |
| OTHER FOWL | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 652 |
| OTHERS | 1,282 |
| SHEEP | 1,730 |
| SHEEP KS | 879 |
| SUP AM | 9,640 |
| SUP FOR | 9,955 |
| SUP JV | 103 |
| SUP PAT | 2,189 |
| SUP SC | 7,348 |
| SUP TOT | 19,595 |
| SWINE | 533 |
| SWINE KS | 467 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 228 |
| TUR AC | 52 |
| TUR BU | 15,981 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135004— 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. 3, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-3-pe135004-1891/.