Township No. 37, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 37 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,395. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259908. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.349°N, 62.867°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 37 had a population of 1,395: 706 male and 689 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,355 |
| 1881 | 1,675 |
| 1891 | 1,395 |
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. 37 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 1,395 total population, 706 males, 689 females, 380 married persons, 256 families, 191 married females, 189 married males, 83 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 932 single persons under 18, 487 single males under 18, 445 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,391 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 254 houses, 254 occupied houses, 252 houses built of wood, 231 houses of 1 story, 102 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 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 104,530 bushels of potatoes, 39,315 bushels of oats, 21,797 pounds of homemade butter, 20,600 bushels of turnips, 18,457 acres of land in farms, 9,240 acres of improved land in farms, 9,217 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,511 bushels of spring wheat, 7,161 acres of farmland under crops, 6,383 chickens, 5,912 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,053 acres of oats, 2,050 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,036 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,991 sheep, 1,574 acres of hay crops, 1,377 tons of hay, 860 bushels of barley, 781 swine, 624 acres of potatoes, 611 milk cows, 601 acres of wheat, 579 other cattle, 494 sheep slaughtered or sold, 489 swine slaughtered or sold, 467 geese, 342 horses aged over 3 years, 256 bushels of buckwheat, 199 occupants of farms, 182 cattle killed or sold, 182 farm occupants who own their land, 169 turkeys, 137 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 125 ducks, 124 horses aged 3 years and under, 99 bushels of peas, 65 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 47 acres of turnips, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 acres of barley, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 bushels of beans, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259908
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_37,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_37_(%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. 37, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-37-pe136015-1891/.