Township No. 35, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 35 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,089. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 63.008°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 35 had a population of 1,089: 577 male and 512 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 1,116 |
| 1891 | 1,089 |
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. 35 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,089 total population, 577 males, 512 females, 307 married persons, 197 families, 154 married males, 153 married females, 48 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 734 single persons under 18, 410 single males under 18, 324 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,089 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 195 houses, 195 houses built of wood, 195 occupied houses, 110 houses of 1 story, 84 houses of 2 stories, 83 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 120,310 bushels of potatoes, 50,044 bushels of oats, 40,741 bushels of turnips, 37,465 pounds of homemade butter, 17,260 acres of land in farms, 11,961 acres of improved land in farms, 8,952 chickens, 8,947 acres of farmland under crops, 8,190 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,615 bushels of spring wheat, 5,299 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,104 bushels of winter wheat, 2,953 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,950 bushels of barley, 2,854 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,812 tons of hay, 2,771 sheep, 2,370 acres of hay crops, 2,341 acres of oats, 996 sheep slaughtered or sold, 760 acres of potatoes, 711 milk cows, 701 swine, 685 other cattle, 674 geese, 613 acres of wheat, 606 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 491 swine slaughtered or sold, 454 ducks, 386 bushels of buckwheat, 378 horses aged over 3 years, 233 cattle killed or sold, 196 occupants of farms, 191 horses aged 3 years and under, 190 farm occupants who own their land, 160 turkeys, 156 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 123 acres of barley, 83 acres of turnips, 78 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 60 other fowl, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of peas, 6 bushels of beans, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259905
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_35,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_35_(%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. 35, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-35-pe136013-1891/.