Township No. 32, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 32 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,214. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q924073. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.276°N, 63.214°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 32 had a population of 1,214: 614 male and 600 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,276 |
| 1881 | 1,313 |
| 1891 | 1,214 |
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. 32 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,214 total population, 614 males, 600 females, 366 married persons, 202 families, 183 married females, 183 married males, 43 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 805 single persons under 18, 418 single males under 18, 387 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,212 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 202 houses, 202 occupied houses, 200 houses built of wood, 188 houses of 1 story, 123 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 125,907 bushels of potatoes, 70,763 bushels of turnips, 54,210 pounds of homemade butter, 51,855 bushels of oats, 16,698 acres of land in farms, 12,482 acres of improved land in farms, 9,721 chickens, 9,497 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,722 acres of farmland under crops, 8,052 bushels of spring wheat, 8,003 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,799 bushels of barley, 4,216 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,955 acres of hay crops, 3,657 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,304 tons of hay, 2,767 sheep, 2,338 acres of oats, 1,119 swine, 1,074 sheep slaughtered or sold, 941 milk cows, 904 bushels of buckwheat, 802 other cattle, 797 swine slaughtered or sold, 738 acres of potatoes, 736 geese, 549 acres of wheat, 429 horses aged over 3 years, 335 cattle killed or sold, 330 ducks, 280 horses aged 3 years and under, 243 acres of barley, 202 occupants of farms, 183 farm occupants who own their land, 142 acres of turnips, 108 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 103 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 bushels of peas, 36 turkeys, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Bain | 1842–1894 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q924073
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_32,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_32_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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. 32, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-32-pe136010-1891/.