Township No. 50, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 50 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,376. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.173°N, 62.865°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 50 had a population of 1,376: 716 male and 660 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,511 |
| 1881 | 1,501 |
| 1891 | 1,376 |
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. 50 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 235 |
| Number of families | 235 |
| Number of females | 660 |
| Number of males | 716 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 369 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 660 |
| POP M | 716 |
| POP TOT | 1,376 |
| Total population | 1,376 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 427 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 512 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 939 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,376 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 235 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 234 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 183 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 142 |
| Number of occupied houses | 235 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 117 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 94 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,948 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,133 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,067 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,921 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,109 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,242 |
| Acres of oats | 3,009 |
| Acres of potatoes | 861 |
| Acres of turnips | 108 |
| Acres of wheat | 718 |
| BAR AC | 117 |
| BAR BU | 2,481 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,481 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,509 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 66,108 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 153,330 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,828 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 60,479 |
| BWT BU | 1,509 |
| HAY AC | 2,921 |
| HAY TONS | 3,173 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 409 |
| Number of chickens | 13,407 |
| Number of ducks | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 218 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 658 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 212 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 467 |
| Number of milk cows | 900 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 222 |
| Number of other cattle | 949 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 3,137 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,070 |
| Number of swine | 543 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 666 |
| Number of turkeys | 94 |
| OAT AC | 3,009 |
| OAT BU | 66,108 |
| PEA BU | 68 |
| POT AC | 861 |
| POT BU | 153,330 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,642 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,147 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,785 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,173 |
| WHT AC | 718 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,828 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 59 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 87 |
| BEN BU | 30 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,785 |
| CATTLE KS | 409 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,642 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 427 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 512 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 939 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,147 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 212 |
| DUCKS | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 235 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 658 |
| GRA BU | 204 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,407 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 467 |
| HOUSES | 235 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 183 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 142 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES W | 234 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 185 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 369 |
| MILK COWS | 900 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 218 |
| OC TOT | 222 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 949 |
| OTHERS | 1,376 |
| SHEEP | 3,137 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,070 |
| SUP AM | 13,109 |
| SUP FOR | 4,133 |
| SUP JV | 94 |
| SUP PAT | 3,948 |
| SUP SC | 9,067 |
| SUP TOT | 17,242 |
| SWINE | 543 |
| SWINE KS | 666 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 235 |
| TUR AC | 108 |
| TUR BU | 60,479 |
| TURKEY | 94 |
| WID FEM | 48 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136018— 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. 50, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-50-pe136018-1891/.