Township No. 33, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 33 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,279. 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 162 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 | 211 |
| Number of families | 211 |
| Number of females | 617 |
| Number of males | 662 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 374 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 617 |
| POP M | 662 |
| POP TOT | 1,279 |
| Total population | 1,279 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 391 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 459 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 850 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 52 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,227 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 210 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 207 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 105 |
| Number of occupied houses | 210 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 310 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,358 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,626 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,767 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,280 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,231 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,857 |
| Acres of oats | 3,651 |
| Acres of potatoes | 781 |
| Acres of turnips | 178 |
| Acres of wheat | 559 |
| BAR AC | 310 |
| BAR BU | 7,532 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,532 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,517 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 78,414 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 622 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 143,941 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,665 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 90,972 |
| BWT BU | 1,517 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 4,280 |
| HAY TONS | 3,727 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 323 |
| Number of chickens | 9,221 |
| Number of ducks | 153 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 205 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 891 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 309 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 504 |
| Number of milk cows | 994 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 221 |
| Number of other cattle | 953 |
| Number of other fowl | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 2,556 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,276 |
| Number of swine | 839 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 947 |
| Number of turkeys | 266 |
| OAT AC | 3,651 |
| OAT BU | 78,414 |
| PEA BU | 622 |
| POT AC | 781 |
| POT BU | 143,941 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,329 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,356 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 692 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 82,119 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,727 |
| WHT AC | 559 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,665 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 62 |
| BUTTER LB | 82,119 |
| CATTLE KS | 323 |
| CHEESE LB | 8,329 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 391 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 459 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 850 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,356 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 309 |
| DUCKS | 153 |
| FAMILIES | 211 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 692 |
| FRN CA | 52 |
| GEESE | 891 |
| GRA BU | 238 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,221 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 504 |
| HOUSES | 210 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 62 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 105 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 207 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 187 |
| MD MALE | 187 |
| MD TOT | 374 |
| MILK COWS | 994 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 205 |
| OC TOT | 221 |
| OTHER FOWL | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 953 |
| OTHERS | 1,227 |
| SHEEP | 2,556 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,276 |
| SUP AM | 17,231 |
| SUP FOR | 3,626 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 5,358 |
| SUP SC | 11,767 |
| SUP TOT | 20,857 |
| SWINE | 839 |
| SWINE KS | 947 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 210 |
| TUR AC | 178 |
| TUR BU | 90,972 |
| TURKEY | 266 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
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: 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. 33, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-33-pe136011-1891/.