Township No. 53, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 53 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,229. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.264°N, 62.616°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 53 had a population of 1,229: 631 male and 598 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,120 |
| 1881 | 1,225 |
| 1891 | 1,229 |
| 1901 | 1,395 |
| 1911 | 958 |
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. 53 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 | 6 |
| FAM NO | 204 |
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 598 |
| Number of males | 631 |
| Number of married females | 165 |
| Number of married males | 168 |
| Number of married persons | 333 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 598 |
| POP M | 631 |
| POP TOT | 1,229 |
| Total population | 1,229 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 446 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 840 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,229 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 200 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 200 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 94 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,585 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,922 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,171 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,958 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,801 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,723 |
| Acres of oats | 1,619 |
| Acres of potatoes | 756 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 613 |
| BAR AC | 54 |
| BAR BU | 1,009 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,009 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 421 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,514 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 124,298 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,514 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,203 |
| BWT BU | 421 |
| HAY AC | 1,958 |
| HAY TONS | 1,721 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 260 |
| Number of chickens | 6,888 |
| Number of ducks | 138 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 368 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 93 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 300 |
| Number of milk cows | 572 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 195 |
| Number of other cattle | 632 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 1,832 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 559 |
| Number of swine | 642 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 360 |
| Number of turkeys | 74 |
| OAT AC | 1,619 |
| OAT BU | 32,514 |
| POT AC | 756 |
| POT BU | 124,298 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,043 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,892 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,967 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,721 |
| WHT AC | 613 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,514 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,967 |
| CATTLE KS | 260 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,043 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 446 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 840 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,892 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 93 |
| DUCKS | 138 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 368 |
| GRA BU | 306 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,888 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 300 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 94 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 200 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 165 |
| MD MALE | 168 |
| MD TOT | 333 |
| MILK COWS | 572 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 195 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 632 |
| OTHERS | 1,229 |
| SHEEP | 1,832 |
| SHEEP KS | 559 |
| SUP AM | 8,801 |
| SUP FOR | 7,922 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 2,585 |
| SUP SC | 6,171 |
| SUP TOT | 16,723 |
| SWINE | 642 |
| SWINE KS | 360 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 202 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 18,203 |
| TURKEY | 74 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE134014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE139013— 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. 53, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-53-pe134014-1891/.