Township No. 6, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 6 was a township in Prince Edward Island (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,446. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.717°N, 64.171°W.
Population
In 1891, Township No. 6 had a population of 1,446: 732 male and 714 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 769 |
| 1881 | 1,100 |
| 1891 | 1,446 |
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. 6 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 215 |
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of females | 714 |
| Number of males | 732 |
| Number of married females | 208 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of married persons | 414 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 714 |
| POP M | 732 |
| POP TOT | 1,446 |
| Total population | 1,446 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 489 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 515 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,004 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 527 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 919 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 214 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 214 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 213 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 59 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 688 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,301 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,923 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,269 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,640 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,941 |
| Acres of oats | 1,704 |
| Acres of potatoes | 378 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 767 |
| BAR AC | 90 |
| BAR BU | 1,514 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,514 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,577 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 202 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,284 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,583 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,397 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,330 |
| BWT BU | 1,577 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 1,269 |
| HAY TONS | 1,068 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 211 |
| Number of chickens | 4,617 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 202 |
| Number of geese | 153 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 132 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 255 |
| Number of milk cows | 465 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 202 |
| Number of other cattle | 433 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 1,213 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 504 |
| Number of swine | 472 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 377 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 1,704 |
| OAT BU | 32,284 |
| PEA BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 378 |
| POT BU | 56,583 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,658 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 99 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,818 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,068 |
| WHT AC | 767 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,397 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 60 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,818 |
| CATTLE KS | 211 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 489 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 515 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,004 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,658 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 132 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 215 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 99 |
| FRN CA | 527 |
| GEESE | 153 |
| GRA BU | 202 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,617 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 255 |
| HOUSES | 214 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 213 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 61 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 214 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 208 |
| MD MALE | 206 |
| MD TOT | 414 |
| MILK COWS | 465 |
| NAME CD | Prince |
| OC P | 202 |
| OC TOT | 202 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 433 |
| OTHERS | 919 |
| SHEEP | 1,213 |
| SHEEP KS | 504 |
| SUP AM | 7,640 |
| SUP FOR | 7,301 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 688 |
| SUP SC | 6,923 |
| SUP TOT | 14,941 |
| SWINE | 472 |
| SWINE KS | 377 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 214 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 10,330 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE135007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE135007— 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. 6, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/township-no-6-pe135007-1891/.