Township No. 30, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 30 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,417. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259899. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.233°N, 63.374°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 30 had a population of 1,417: 709 male and 708 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,430 |
| 1881 | 1,530 |
| 1891 | 1,417 |
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. 30 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 1,417 total population, 709 males, 708 females, 372 married persons, 233 families, 186 married females, 186 married males, 71 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 974 single persons under 18, 503 single males under 18, 471 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,417 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 232 houses, 232 houses built of wood, 232 occupied houses, 226 houses of 1 story, 82 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 61 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 103,541 bushels of potatoes, 43,033 bushels of oats, 27,851 pounds of homemade butter, 23,883 bushels of turnips, 18,602 acres of land in farms, 10,575 acres of improved land in farms, 9,420 chickens, 8,362 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,176 acres of farmland under crops, 8,027 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,612 bushels of spring wheat, 2,661 sheep, 2,358 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,329 bushels of buckwheat, 2,264 acres of hay crops, 2,249 tons of hay, 2,218 acres of oats, 1,624 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,218 bushels of barley, 992 sheep slaughtered or sold, 826 other cattle, 713 milk cows, 706 swine, 689 acres of potatoes, 628 geese, 615 swine slaughtered or sold, 542 acres of wheat, 371 cattle killed or sold, 371 horses aged over 3 years, 220 occupants of farms, 215 farm occupants who own their land, 207 horses aged 3 years and under, 186 turkeys, 155 ducks, 102 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 64 acres of barley, 59 acres of turnips, 59 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 bushels of rye, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259899
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_30,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_30
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. 30, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-30-pe136008-1891/.