Township No. 3, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 3 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,412. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259912. 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 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,412 total population, 758 males, 654 females, 424 married persons, 229 families, 213 married males, 211 married females, 46 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 942 single persons under 18, 530 single males under 18, 412 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,282 persons who are not French Canadian, 130 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 228 houses, 228 houses built of wood, 228 occupied houses, 226 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 86,692 bushels of potatoes, 36,366 bushels of oats, 25,067 pounds of homemade butter, 19,595 acres of land in farms, 15,981 bushels of turnips, 10,344 bushels of spring wheat, 9,955 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,640 acres of improved land in farms, 7,348 acres of farmland under crops, 6,974 chickens, 6,730 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,405 acres of oats, 2,239 acres of hay crops, 2,189 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,982 bushels of barley, 1,730 sheep, 1,436 bushels of buckwheat, 1,255 tons of hay, 1,010 geese, 879 sheep slaughtered or sold, 878 acres of wheat, 652 other cattle, 561 acres of potatoes, 533 swine, 529 milk cows, 467 swine slaughtered or sold, 359 cattle killed or sold, 358 horses aged over 3 years, 217 farm occupants who own their land, 217 occupants of farms, 195 horses aged 3 years and under, 175 ducks, 157 bushels of peas, 148 acres of barley, 126 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 103 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 102 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 80 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 61 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 52 acres of turnips, 49 other fowl, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 bushels of beans, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 turkeys, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_3,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_3
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/.