Township No. 6, Prince Edward Island (1891 census)
Township No. 6 was a census subdivision in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,446. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3259955. 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,446 total population, 732 males, 714 females, 414 married persons, 215 families, 208 married females, 206 married males, 28 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,004 single persons under 18, 515 single males under 18, 489 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 919 persons who are not French Canadian, 527 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 214 houses, 214 houses built of wood, 214 occupied houses, 213 houses of 1 story, 61 houses of 2 rooms, 59 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 56,583 bushels of potatoes, 32,284 bushels of oats, 20,818 pounds of homemade butter, 14,941 acres of land in farms, 10,397 bushels of spring wheat, 10,330 bushels of turnips, 7,640 acres of improved land in farms, 7,301 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,923 acres of farmland under crops, 4,658 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,617 chickens, 1,704 acres of oats, 1,577 bushels of buckwheat, 1,514 bushels of barley, 1,269 acres of hay crops, 1,213 sheep, 1,068 tons of hay, 767 acres of wheat, 688 acres of farmland in pasture, 504 sheep slaughtered or sold, 472 swine, 465 milk cows, 433 other cattle, 378 acres of potatoes, 377 swine slaughtered or sold, 255 horses aged over 3 years, 211 cattle killed or sold, 202 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 202 farm occupants who own their land, 202 occupants of farms, 153 geese, 132 horses aged 3 years and under, 99 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 90 acres of barley, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 acres of turnips, 29 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 ducks, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 bushels of peas, 13 turkeys, 10 bushels of beans, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of corn, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3259955
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_6,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_6
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/.