Township No. 33, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 33 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,279. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259902. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.358°N, 63.172°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 33 had a population of 1,279: 662 male and 617 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,219 |
| 1881 | 1,332 |
| 1891 | 1,279 |
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. 33 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,279 total population, 662 males, 617 females, 374 married persons, 211 families, 187 married females, 187 married males, 55 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 850 single persons under 18, 459 single males under 18, 391 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,227 persons who are not French Canadian, 52 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 210 houses, 210 occupied houses, 207 houses built of wood, 177 houses of 1 story, 105 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 62 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 143,941 bushels of potatoes, 90,972 bushels of turnips, 82,119 pounds of homemade butter, 78,414 bushels of oats, 20,857 acres of land in farms, 17,231 acres of improved land in farms, 12,356 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,767 acres of farmland under crops, 9,221 chickens, 8,665 bushels of spring wheat, 8,329 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,532 bushels of barley, 5,358 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,280 acres of hay crops, 3,727 tons of hay, 3,651 acres of oats, 3,626 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,556 sheep, 1,517 bushels of buckwheat, 1,276 sheep slaughtered or sold, 994 milk cows, 953 other cattle, 947 swine slaughtered or sold, 891 geese, 839 swine, 781 acres of potatoes, 692 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 622 bushels of peas, 559 acres of wheat, 504 horses aged over 3 years, 323 cattle killed or sold, 310 acres of barley, 309 horses aged 3 years and under, 266 turkeys, 238 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 221 occupants of farms, 205 farm occupants who own their land, 178 acres of turnips, 153 ducks, 106 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 92 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 62 bushels of beans, 52 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 other fowl, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of corn, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259902
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_33,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_33_(%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. 33, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-33-pe136011-1891/.