Township No. 57, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 57 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,001. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259936. 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,001 total population, 1,003 females, 998 males, 494 married persons, 319 families, 248 married females, 246 married males, 113 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,394 single persons under 18, 718 single males under 18, 676 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,001 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 319 houses, 319 houses built of wood, 319 occupied houses, 300 houses of 1 story, 202 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 46 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 154,863 bushels of potatoes, 63,188 bushels of oats, 38,669 pounds of homemade butter, 37,153 bushels of turnips, 23,325 acres of land in farms, 16,503 acres of improved land in farms, 13,721 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 12,679 chickens, 12,365 bushels of spring wheat, 10,062 acres of farmland under crops, 6,822 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,332 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,711 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,536 sheep, 3,547 acres of oats, 2,735 acres of hay crops, 2,703 tons of hay, 1,945 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,019 other cattle, 994 milk cows, 879 acres of potatoes, 879 acres of wheat, 853 swine, 825 swine slaughtered or sold, 508 horses aged over 3 years, 481 bushels of barley, 451 cattle killed or sold, 409 bushels of buckwheat, 316 occupants of farms, 311 farm occupants who own their land, 269 geese, 226 horses aged 3 years and under, 186 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 140 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 109 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 96 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 90 acres of turnips, 55 ducks, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 29 acres of barley, 22 turkeys, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 bushels of peas, 3 bushels of beans, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259936
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_57,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_57_(%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. 57, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-57-pe136019-1891/.