Township No. 4, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 4 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,396. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.811°N, 64.163°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 4 had a population of 2,396: 1,245 male and 1,151 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,460 |
| 1881 | 2,258 |
| 1891 | 2,396 |
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. 4 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 368 |
| Number of families | 368 |
| Number of females | 1,151 |
| Number of males | 1,245 |
| Number of married females | 334 |
| Number of married males | 334 |
| Number of married persons | 668 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 1,151 |
| POP M | 1,245 |
| POP TOT | 2,396 |
| Total population | 2,396 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 771 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 891 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,662 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 372 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,024 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 368 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 368 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 354 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 136 |
| Number of occupied houses | 368 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 142 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,076 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,123 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,824 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,526 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,984 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,107 |
| Acres of oats | 2,695 |
| Acres of potatoes | 713 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,179 |
| BAR AC | 142 |
| BAR BU | 2,457 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,457 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,641 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 57,686 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 125,410 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17,737 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 21,015 |
| BWT BU | 1,641 |
| HAY AC | 2,526 |
| HAY TONS | 2,179 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 473 |
| Number of chickens | 9,162 |
| Number of ducks | 126 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 312 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 1,099 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 201 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 450 |
| Number of milk cows | 750 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 331 |
| Number of other cattle | 770 |
| Number of other fowl | 791 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 59 |
| Number of sheep | 2,081 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,232 |
| Number of swine | 583 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 563 |
| Number of turkeys | 85 |
| OAT AC | 2,695 |
| OAT BU | 57,686 |
| PEA BU | 282 |
| POT AC | 713 |
| POT BU | 125,410 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,926 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,309 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,179 |
| WHT AC | 1,179 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,737 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 107 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 116 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,309 |
| CATTLE KS | 473 |
| CHEESE LB | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 771 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 891 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,662 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,926 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 201 |
| DUCKS | 126 |
| FAMILIES | 368 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 100 |
| FRN CA | 372 |
| GEESE | 1,099 |
| GRA BU | 171 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,162 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 450 |
| HOUSES | 368 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 354 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 136 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 368 |
| INF 11 A | 59 |
| MD FEM | 334 |
| MD MALE | 334 |
| MD TOT | 668 |
| MILK COWS | 750 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 312 |
| OC TOT | 331 |
| OTHER FOWL | 791 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 770 |
| OTHERS | 2,024 |
| SHEEP | 2,081 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,232 |
| SUP AM | 11,984 |
| SUP FOR | 10,123 |
| SUP JV | 84 |
| SUP PAT | 2,076 |
| SUP SC | 9,824 |
| SUP TOT | 22,107 |
| SWINE | 583 |
| SWINE KS | 563 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 368 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 21,015 |
| TURKEY | 85 |
| WID FEM | 46 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135005— 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. 4, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-4-pe135005-1891/.