Township No. 48, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 48 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,355. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q581975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.238°N, 63.000°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 48 had a population of 1,355: 689 male and 666 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,412 |
| 1881 | 1,506 |
| 1891 | 1,355 |
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. 48 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 1,355 total population, 689 males, 666 females, 409 married persons, 235 families, 205 married females, 204 married males, 44 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 902 single persons under 18, 472 single males under 18, 430 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,355 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 233 houses, 233 houses built of wood, 233 occupied houses, 122 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 118 houses of 1 story, 115 houses of 2 stories, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 148,443 bushels of potatoes, 67,855 bushels of turnips, 56,827 bushels of oats, 47,915 pounds of homemade butter, 20,409 acres of land in farms, 15,273 acres of improved land in farms, 11,647 acres of farmland under crops, 11,039 bushels of spring wheat, 8,003 chickens, 7,397 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,136 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,520 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,815 tons of hay, 3,548 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,495 acres of hay crops, 2,532 acres of oats, 2,363 bushels of barley, 2,097 sheep, 1,440 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,142 sheep slaughtered or sold, 909 milk cows, 888 acres of potatoes, 813 other cattle, 792 acres of wheat, 588 swine slaughtered or sold, 519 bushels of buckwheat, 466 horses aged over 3 years, 396 swine, 324 cattle killed or sold, 310 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 216 horses aged 3 years and under, 216 occupants of farms, 207 farm occupants who own their land, 172 geese, 130 acres of turnips, 103 acres of barley, 85 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 78 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 58 bushels of corn, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 bushels of beans, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 39 ducks, 29 bushels of peas, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 turkeys, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q581975
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_48,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_48
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. 48, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-48-pe136016-1891/.