Township No. 50, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 50 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,376. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259928. 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,376 total population, 716 males, 660 females, 369 married persons, 235 families, 185 married females, 184 married males, 68 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 939 single persons under 18, 512 single males under 18, 427 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,376 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 235 houses, 235 occupied houses, 234 houses built of wood, 183 houses of 1 story, 142 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 2 stories, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 153,330 bushels of potatoes, 66,108 bushels of oats, 60,479 bushels of turnips, 43,785 pounds of homemade butter, 17,242 acres of land in farms, 14,147 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 13,407 chickens, 13,109 acres of improved land in farms, 9,828 bushels of spring wheat, 9,067 acres of farmland under crops, 4,133 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,948 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,642 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,173 tons of hay, 3,137 sheep, 3,009 acres of oats, 2,921 acres of hay crops, 2,481 bushels of barley, 2,070 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,509 bushels of buckwheat, 949 other cattle, 900 milk cows, 861 acres of potatoes, 718 acres of wheat, 666 swine slaughtered or sold, 658 geese, 543 swine, 467 horses aged over 3 years, 409 cattle killed or sold, 222 occupants of farms, 218 farm occupants who own their land, 212 horses aged 3 years and under, 204 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 117 acres of barley, 108 acres of turnips, 101 ducks, 94 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 94 turkeys, 87 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 68 bushels of peas, 59 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 bushels of beans, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259928
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_50,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_50_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
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/.