Township No. 39, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 39 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 957. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.378°N, 62.738°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 39 had a population of 957: 486 male and 471 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 781 |
| 1881 | 847 |
| 1891 | 957 |
| 1901 | 1,036 |
| 1911 | 1,010 |
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. 39 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 957 total population, 486 males, 471 females, 277 married persons, 172 families, 140 married females, 137 married males, 41 widowed persons, 21 widowed males, 20 widowed females, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 639 single persons under 18, 328 single males under 18, 311 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 922 persons who are not French Canadian, 35 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 houses, 170 houses built of wood, 170 houses of 1 story, 170 occupied houses, 85 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 84,402 bushels of potatoes, 31,932 bushels of oats, 17,613 pounds of homemade butter, 15,058 acres of land in farms, 9,527 bushels of turnips, 7,746 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,312 acres of improved land in farms, 7,125 bushels of spring wheat, 5,394 acres of farmland under crops, 4,827 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,754 chickens, 1,862 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,543 acres of hay crops, 1,496 acres of oats, 1,346 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,153 tons of hay, 1,072 sheep, 678 bushels of barley, 599 sheep slaughtered or sold, 544 other cattle, 529 milk cows, 479 acres of potatoes, 468 acres of wheat, 356 swine, 319 swine slaughtered or sold, 252 horses aged over 3 years, 206 cattle killed or sold, 170 occupants of farms, 163 farm occupants who own their land, 138 bushels of buckwheat, 126 geese, 104 horses aged 3 years and under, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 59 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 acres of barley, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 25 ducks, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 bushels of beans, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 bushels of peas, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE139002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259911
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_39,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_39_(%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. 39, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-39-pe134003-1891/.