Township No. 58, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 58 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,246. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.073°N, 62.840°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 58 had a population of 1,246: 641 male and 605 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,258 |
| 1881 | 1,343 |
| 1891 | 1,246 |
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. 58 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 1,246 total population, 641 males, 605 females, 344 married persons, 211 families, 172 married females, 172 married males, 51 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 851 single persons under 18, 455 single males under 18, 396 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,246 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 211 houses, 211 houses built of wood, 211 occupied houses, 208 houses of 1 story, 109 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 67,437 bushels of potatoes, 26,378 bushels of oats, 17,204 pounds of homemade butter, 16,668 acres of land in farms, 11,920 bushels of turnips, 8,804 acres of improved land in farms, 7,864 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,270 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,193 acres of farmland under crops, 5,771 chickens, 3,518 bushels of spring wheat, 3,085 bushels of winter wheat, 2,564 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,148 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,061 acres of oats, 1,981 sheep, 1,369 acres of hay crops, 931 tons of hay, 746 sheep slaughtered or sold, 531 acres of wheat, 531 milk cows, 456 acres of potatoes, 435 other cattle, 310 swine slaughtered or sold, 285 horses aged over 3 years, 229 swine, 204 farm occupants who own their land, 204 occupants of farms, 171 cattle killed or sold, 107 horses aged 3 years and under, 92 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 59 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 54 geese, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 bushels of barley, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 35 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 32 acres of turnips, 31 bushels of buckwheat, 30 ducks, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 turkeys, 5 bushels of peas, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of barley, 3 bushels of beans, 1 other fowl, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE136020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE136020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3259938
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_58,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_58_(%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. 58, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-58-pe136020-1891/.