Township No. 57, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 57 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,001. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.118°N, 62.842°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 57 had a population of 2,001: 998 male and 1,003 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,934 |
| 1881 | 2,085 |
| 1891 | 2,001 |
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. 57 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 | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 319 |
| Number of families | 319 |
| Number of females | 1,003 |
| Number of males | 998 |
| Number of married females | 248 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 494 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP F | 1,003 |
| POP M | 998 |
| POP TOT | 2,001 |
| Total population | 2,001 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 676 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 718 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,394 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,001 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 319 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 319 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 300 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 202 |
| Number of occupied houses | 319 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 109 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,332 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,822 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,062 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,735 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,503 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,325 |
| Acres of oats | 3,547 |
| Acres of potatoes | 879 |
| Acres of turnips | 90 |
| Acres of wheat | 879 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 481 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 63,188 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 154,863 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,365 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 37,153 |
| BWT BU | 409 |
| HAY AC | 2,735 |
| HAY TONS | 2,703 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 451 |
| Number of chickens | 12,679 |
| Number of ducks | 55 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 311 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 269 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 226 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 508 |
| Number of milk cows | 994 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 316 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,019 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 140 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 4,536 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,945 |
| Number of swine | 853 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 825 |
| Number of turkeys | 22 |
| OAT AC | 3,547 |
| OAT BU | 63,188 |
| PEA BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 879 |
| POT BU | 154,863 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,711 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,721 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,669 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,703 |
| WHT AC | 879 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,365 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 96 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 140 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,669 |
| CATTLE KS | 451 |
| CHEESE LB | 5,711 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 676 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 718 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,394 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,721 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 226 |
| DUCKS | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 319 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 269 |
| GRA BU | 186 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,679 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 508 |
| HOUSES | 319 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 300 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 202 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 319 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 248 |
| MD MALE | 246 |
| MD TOT | 494 |
| MILK COWS | 994 |
| NAME CD | Queen's |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 311 |
| OC TOT | 316 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,019 |
| OTHERS | 2,001 |
| SHEEP | 4,536 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,945 |
| SUP AM | 16,503 |
| SUP FOR | 6,822 |
| SUP JV | 109 |
| SUP PAT | 6,332 |
| SUP SC | 10,062 |
| SUP TOT | 23,325 |
| SWINE | 853 |
| SWINE KS | 825 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 319 |
| TUR AC | 90 |
| TUR BU | 37,153 |
| TURKEY | 22 |
| WID FEM | 79 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136019— 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. 57, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-57-pe136019-1891/.