Township No. 4, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 4 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,396. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259925. 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,396 total population, 1,245 males, 1,151 females, 668 married persons, 368 families, 334 married females, 334 married males, 66 widowed persons, 46 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 6.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,662 single persons under 18, 891 single males under 18, 771 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,024 persons who are not French Canadian, 372 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 368 houses, 368 houses built of wood, 368 occupied houses, 354 houses of 1 story, 136 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 59 houses of 3 rooms, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 57 houses of 5 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 125,410 bushels of potatoes, 57,686 bushels of oats, 37,309 pounds of homemade butter, 22,107 acres of land in farms, 21,015 bushels of turnips, 17,737 bushels of spring wheat, 11,984 acres of improved land in farms, 10,123 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,824 acres of farmland under crops, 9,162 chickens, 8,926 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,695 acres of oats, 2,526 acres of hay crops, 2,457 bushels of barley, 2,179 tons of hay, 2,081 sheep, 2,076 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,641 bushels of buckwheat, 1,232 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,179 acres of wheat, 1,099 geese, 791 other fowl, 770 other cattle, 750 milk cows, 713 acres of potatoes, 583 swine, 563 swine slaughtered or sold, 500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 473 cattle killed or sold, 450 horses aged over 3 years, 331 occupants of farms, 312 farm occupants who own their land, 282 bushels of peas, 201 horses aged 3 years and under, 171 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 142 acres of barley, 126 ducks, 116 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 107 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 100 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 85 turkeys, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 59 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 51 acres of turnips, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 bushels of rye, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 oxen, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259925
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_4,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_4
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/.