Township No. 32, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 32 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,214. 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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 202 |
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 600 |
| Number of males | 614 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 366 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 600 |
| POP M | 614 |
| POP TOT | 1,214 |
| Total population | 1,214 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 387 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 418 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 805 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,212 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 202 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 200 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 188 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 123 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 243 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,657 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,216 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,722 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,955 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,482 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,698 |
| Acres of oats | 2,338 |
| Acres of potatoes | 738 |
| Acres of turnips | 142 |
| Acres of wheat | 549 |
| BAR AC | 243 |
| BAR BU | 6,799 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,799 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 904 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,855 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 125,907 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,052 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 70,763 |
| BWT BU | 904 |
| HAY AC | 3,955 |
| HAY TONS | 3,304 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 335 |
| Number of chickens | 9,721 |
| Number of ducks | 330 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 183 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 736 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 280 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 429 |
| Number of milk cows | 941 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 202 |
| Number of other cattle | 802 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 35 |
| Number of sheep | 2,767 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,074 |
| Number of swine | 1,119 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 797 |
| Number of turkeys | 36 |
| OAT AC | 2,338 |
| OAT BU | 51,855 |
| PEA BU | 48 |
| POT AC | 738 |
| POT BU | 125,907 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,003 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,497 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,304 |
| WHT AC | 549 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,052 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 75 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,210 |
| CATTLE KS | 335 |
| CHEESE LB | 8,003 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 387 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 418 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 805 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,497 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 280 |
| DUCKS | 330 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 736 |
| GRA BU | 108 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,721 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 429 |
| HOUSES | 202 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 188 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 123 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 200 |
| INF 11 A | 35 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 183 |
| MD TOT | 366 |
| MILK COWS | 941 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 183 |
| OC TOT | 202 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 802 |
| OTHERS | 1,212 |
| SHEEP | 2,767 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,074 |
| SUP AM | 12,482 |
| SUP FOR | 4,216 |
| SUP JV | 103 |
| SUP PAT | 3,657 |
| SUP SC | 8,722 |
| SUP TOT | 16,698 |
| SWINE | 1,119 |
| SWINE KS | 797 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 202 |
| TUR AC | 142 |
| TUR BU | 70,763 |
| TURKEY | 36 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
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: 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. 32, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-32-pe136010-1891/.