Township No. 5, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 5 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,532. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 64.185°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 5 had a population of 1,532: 775 male and 757 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 909 |
| 1881 | 1,465 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
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. 5 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,532 total population, 775 males, 757 females, 458 married persons, 241 families, 230 married males, 228 married females, 45 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,029 single persons under 18, 532 single males under 18, 497 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 882 persons who are not French Canadian, 650 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 239 occupied houses, 238 houses, 238 houses built of wood, 233 houses of 1 story, 104 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 73,661 bushels of potatoes, 39,228 bushels of oats, 24,114 pounds of homemade butter, 17,254 acres of land in farms, 13,508 bushels of turnips, 12,105 bushels of spring wheat, 8,639 acres of improved land in farms, 8,615 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,127 acres of farmland under crops, 6,102 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,779 chickens, 2,588 bushels of barley, 2,458 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,138 bushels of buckwheat, 1,999 acres of oats, 1,561 acres of hay crops, 1,552 sheep, 1,232 tons of hay, 840 acres of wheat, 725 sheep slaughtered or sold, 602 swine slaughtered or sold, 505 milk cows, 499 acres of potatoes, 494 other cattle, 480 swine, 317 horses aged over 3 years, 262 cattle killed or sold, 252 bushels of peas, 216 occupants of farms, 199 farm occupants who own their land, 192 geese, 169 acres of barley, 167 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 156 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 148 bushels of corn, 139 horses aged 3 years and under, 68 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 58 other fowl, 54 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 54 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 46 bushels of beans, 42 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 32 acres of turnips, 28 ducks, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 turkeys, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259940
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_5,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_5
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. 5, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-5-pe135006-1891/.